/ap"i tuyt'/ , n.
1. a desire for food or drink: I have no appetite for lunch today.
2. a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving.
3. a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste: an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.
[ 1275-1325; ME appetit ( appetitus natural desire, equiv. to appeti- (var. s. of appetere; see APPETENCE) + -tus suffix of v. action ]
Syn. 1-3. longing, hunger. 1, 3 . thirst. 2. inclination, wish. 3. relish, gusto, zest.
Ant. 1-3. satiety.