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appetite
[ ap-i-tahyt ]
/ ˈæp ɪˌtaɪt /
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noun
a desire for food or drink: I have no appetite for lunch today.
a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving.
a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste: an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.
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Origin of appetite
1275–1325; Middle English appetit (<Anglo-French ) <Latin appetītus natural desire, equivalent to appetī- (variant stem of appetere;see appetence) + -tus suffix of v. action
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH appetite
apatite, appetiteWords nearby appetite
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British Dictionary definitions for appetite
appetite
/ (ˈæpɪˌtaɪt) /
noun
a desire for food or drink
a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure
(usually foll by for) a desire, liking, or willingnessa great appetite for work
Derived forms of appetite
appetitive (əˈpɛtɪtɪv, ˈæpɪˌtaɪtɪv), adjectiveWord Origin for appetite
C14: from Old French apetit, from Latin appetītus a craving, from appetere to desire ardently
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Other Idioms and Phrases with appetite
appetite
see whet one's appetite
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