Appetite

Word APPETITE
Character 8
Hyphenation ap pe tite
Pronunciations /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Appetite"

What do we mean by appetite?

An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink. noun

A strong wish or urge. noun

A collective demand. noun

An innate or acquired demand or propensity to satisfy a want; desire, especially strong desire; inclination; wish to attain some object or purpose: with for (formerly with of, to, or an infinitive) or absolutely. noun

Specifically— A desire to supply a bodily want or craving; a desire for food or drink. noun

Relish for food; the capacity of taking food with pleasure. noun

Preference; taste; liking: as, to or according to one's appetite, that is, as one pleases. noun

A thing desired. noun

A tendency of an inanimate thing analogous to a desire. noun

To desire; long for; deeply want.

To satisfy the appetite or desire of.

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. noun

Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. noun

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. noun

Tendency; appetency. noun

The thing desired. noun

Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. noun

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. noun

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. noun

A feeling of craving something noun

Desire to eat food or consume drink.

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Appetite

The word "appetite" in example sentences

Attend to the demands of appetite, but use all your judgment in determining whether it is a natural, undepraved craving of the system which speaks, or an acquired and vicious taste, and give or withhold accordingly; and, above all, never eat when you have _no appetite_. ❋ Unknown (1847)

I. i.2 (143,2) [that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die] [W: app'tite, Love] It is true, we do not talk of the _death of appetite_, because we do not ordinarily speak in the figurative language of poetry; but that _appetite sickens by a surfeit_ is true, and therefore proper. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

His incapability of constraining his appetite is a pretty good indicator of that; Ailes is an undisciplined pig in many respects. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And supposing we should grant that this affection or disposition is the very thing which we call the appetite, it is probable that, by the operation of such kind of food as this, the nourishment may be made small, and so much of it as is convenient for Nature severed from the rest, so that the indigency proceeds not from the transmutation, but from the evacuation and purgation of the passages. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I was wondering if you can give some color as to your new term appetite with this institutional JV partners for acquisitions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Discharge only a weight of lithium batteries appetite is tall as well as tragedy is high, a self is small, can be stored long, so it is during a last thirty years has completed great development. ❋ Admin (2009)

But Asia's long-term appetite for gas imports remains unpredictable. ❋ Daniel Gilbert (2011)

My appetite is not so good since he arrived, and my wife says I am looking peaked. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As to the number of his motions (2 and somtimes 3 a day) I should not interfere with them so long as his appetite is not affected and he appears cheerfull. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Many will always believe the latter, especially these post-Tiger Woods fire hydrant days, when an athlete's sexual appetite is fair game. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Most of the genes previously linked to obesity are involved in appetite regulation and energy balance. ❋ Ron Winslow (2010)

But overall, China's long-term appetite for commodities of all kinds will be sustained by its massive transportation, housing and infrastructure projects, along with the needs of its up-and-coming middle class.tIn the 24 months ended in January, the International Monetary Fund's primary commodity index, which measures the average price for commodities such as energy, grains and industrial materials, has soared 79.5%. ❋ Unknown (2011)

SYDNEY — Australian coal hauler QR National Ltd. will lobby U.S. investors Thursday to support its five billion Australian dollar (US$4. 9 billion) initial public offering, hoping that a surge in appetite for rail stocks that followed Warren Buffett 's takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. will override any concern over price and the surging Australian dollar. ❋ David Winning (2010)

Our appetite is causing the extinction of 200 species a day. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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