n.
Pronunciation: ' a-p ə - ˌ t ī t
Function: 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 especially : the desire to eat
2 a : an inherent craving <an insatiable appetite for work> b : TASTE , PREFERENCE <the cultural appetite s of the time ― J. D. Hart>
– ap · pe · ti · tive \ - ˌ t ī -tiv \ adjective