APPETITE


Meaning of APPETITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-pə-ˌtīt ]

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 -ˌtī-tiv adjective

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