appetite+(noun)

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• appetite — ► NOUN 1) a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. 2) a liking or inclination: my appetite for study had gone. DERIVATIVES appetitive adjective. ORIGIN Latin appetitus desire for , from appetere seek after …   English terms dictionary

• appetite — noun 1 desire for food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous …   Collocations dictionary

• appetite — noun 1 (U) a desire for food: a healthy appetite | lose your appetite: She has completely lost her appetite since the operation. | have a huge/big/voracious appetite (=have the ability to eat a lot of food) | spoil/ruin your appetite (=eat before …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• appetite — noun /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ a) Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. . b) Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. . Syn: craving, longing,… …   Wiktionary

• appetite — noun 1) a walk sharpens the appetite Syn: hunger, ravenousness, hungriness; taste, palate 2) my appetite for learning Syn: craving, longing, yearning, hankering, hunger, thirst, pass …   Thesaurus of popular words

• appetite — noun Etymology: Middle English apetit, from Anglo French, from Latin appetitus, from appetere to strive after, from ad + petere to go to more at feather Date: 14th century 1. any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• appetite — noun 1) Syn: hunger, taste, palate 2) my appetite for learning Syn: desire, liking, hunger, thirst, longing, yearning, passion, enthusiasm, keenness, eagerness; informal yen …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• appetite suppressant — noun a drug that suppresses appetite • Syn: ↑suppressant • Hypernyms: ↑drug …   Useful english dictionary

• appetite — noun 1》 a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. 2》 a strong desire or liking. Derivatives appetitive adjective Origin ME: from OFr. apetit (mod. appétit), from L. appetitus desire for , from appetere seek after …   English new terms dictionary

• appetite */*/ — UK [ˈæpətaɪt] / US [ˈæpəˌtaɪt] noun Word forms appetite : singular appetite plural appetites 1) [countable/uncountable] the natural feeling of wanting to eat a child with a healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All… …   English dictionary

• appetite — ap|pe|tite [ æpə,taıt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the natural feeling of wanting to eat: a chubby baby with a good, healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All that fresh air and exercise has given me an appetite.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English