What does appetite mean?

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ˈæp ɪˌtaɪtap·petite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. appetite, appetency, appetencenoun

    a feeling of craving something

    "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

Wiktionary

  1. appetitenoun

    Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.

  2. appetitenoun

    Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

  3. appetitenoun

    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. --Richard Hooker.

  4. Etymology: appetit, from apetit (appétit), from appetitus, from appetere; ad + petere. See petition, and compare with appetence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. APPETITEnoun

    Etymology: appetitus, Lat.

    The will properly and strictly taken, as it is of things which are referred unto the end that men desireth, differeth greatly from that inferiour natural desire, which we call appetite. 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. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 7.

    Why, she should hang on him,
    As if increase of appetite had grown
    By what it fed on. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    Urge his hateful luxury,
    And bestial appetite in change of lust. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

    Each tree
    Loaden with fairest fruit, that hung to th’ eye
    Tempting, stirr’d in me sudden appetite
    To pluck and eat. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii.

    There is continual abundance which creates such an appetite in your reader, that he is not cloyed with any thing, but satisfied with all. John Dryden, Juvenal, Dedicat.

    No man could enjoy his life, his wife, or goods, if a mightier man had an appetite to take the same from him. John Davies, on Irel.

    Hopton had an extraordinary appetite to engage Waller in a battle. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    Power being the natural appetite of princes, a limited monarch cannot gratify it. Jonathan Swift.

    There be four principal causes of appetite: the refrigeration of the stomach, joined with some dryness; contraction; vellication, and abstersion; besides hunger, which is an emptiness. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 831.

    The new officer’s nature needed some restraint to his immoderate appetite of power. Edward Hyde.

    We have generally such an appetite to praise, that we greedily suck it in. Government of the Tongue, § 8.

Wikipedia

  1. Appetite

    Appetite is the desire to eat food items, usually due to hunger. Appealing foods can stimulate appetite even when hunger is absent, although appetite can be greatly reduced by satiety. Appetite exists in all higher life-forms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. It is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Appetite has a relationship with every individual's behavior. Appetitive behaviour also known as approach behaviour, and consummatory behaviour, are the only processes that involve energy intake, whereas all other behaviours affect the release of energy. When stressed, appetite levels may increase and result in an increase of food intake. Decreased desire to eat is termed anorexia, while polyphagia (or "hyperphagia") is increased eating. Dysregulation of appetite contributes to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, cachexia, overeating, and binge eating disorder.

ChatGPT

  1. appetite

    Appetite refers to the natural desire or craving to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food or drink. It can also refer to a strong desire or liking for something beyond basic needs, such as an appetite for adventure or knowledge.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Appetitenoun

    the desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind

  2. Appetitenoun

    desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger

  3. Appetitenoun

    any strong desire; an eagerness or longing

  4. Appetitenoun

    tendency; appetency

  5. Appetitenoun

    the thing desired

Wikidata

  1. Appetite

    Appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all higher life-forms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. It is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Appetite has a relationship with every individual's behavior. Appetitive and consummatory behaviours are the only processes that involve energy intake, whereas all other behaviours affect the release of energy. When stressed, appetite levels may increase and result in an increase of food intake. Decreased desire to eat is termed anorexia, while polyphagia is increased eating. Dysregulation of appetite contributes to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, cachexia, overeating, and binge eating disorder.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Appetite

    ap′pet-īt, n. physical craving, accompanied with uneasy sensation (hunger, thirst, sex): natural desire: inclination: desire for food: hunger (with for).—adjs. Ap′petible, Ap′petitive.—v.t. Ap′petise, to create or whet appetite.—ns. Appetise′ment; Appetis′er, something which whets the appetite.—p.adj. Appetis′ing.—adv. Appetis′ingly. [Through Fr., from L. appetitus, appetĕre.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Appetite

    Natural recurring desire for food. Alterations may induced by APPETITE DEPRESSANTS or APPETITE STIMULANTS.

Editors Contribution

  1. appetite

    A natural desire to eat food.

    Our appetite to eat food changes when we exercise regularly.


    Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020  


  2. Appetitenoun

    The marginal bias to eat (though this can be applied to other consumption)


    Submitted by thesignaturesnice on September 18, 2022  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'appetite' in Nouns Frequency: #2913

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of appetite in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of appetite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of appetite in a Sentence

  1. Tomas Garcia:

    There are very few projects that are truly at the ready-to-build stage and there is a great deal of appetite for them, so prices have risen very high.

  2. Laila Tabatabai:

    What’s even more important than burning off those calories is that exercise can reduce your appetite and reduce your cravings for additional sugar.

  3. Ursula K. Le Guin:

    The quality of the will to power is, precisely, growth. Achievement is its cancellation. To be, the will to power must increase with each fulfillment, making the fulfillment only a step to a further one. The vaster the power gained the vaster the appetite for more.

  4. Madonna:

    Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book.

  5. Peter Lowman:

    Global bonds continue to be in high demand from both a tactically defensive perspective, and from income seekers who may not have the risk appetite for high yielding equities.

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