English
Etymology
Old English appetit, French appétit, from Latin appetitus, from appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See Petition, and compare with Appetence.
Pronunciation
WEAE IPA|�æp.�.taɪt
Noun
en-noun
- Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
- Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
#: If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. --Jer. Taylor.
#: To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. --Macaulay.
- The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
#: The object of appetite is whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. --Hooker.
Derived terms
appetitive
appetizer
appetizing
appetizingly
Synonyms
craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion
Quotations
<blockquote>
“And I return with an excellent appetite. There can be no
question, my dear Watson, of the value of exercise before
breakfast. But I am prepared to bet that you will not guess the
form that my exercise has taken.”
<BR>
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of Black Peter
</blockquote>
Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|apetit|m
Danish: t+|da|appetit
French: t+|fr|appétit
German: Appetit
Greek: ��εξη
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Japanese: �欲 (shokuyoku)
Slovak: t-|sk|chuť|f
Spanish: t-|es|apetito
Portuguese: Apetite
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