Definitions for appetite
ˈæp ɪˌtaɪtap·petite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. APPETITEnoun

   Etymology: appetitus, Lat.

   1. The natural desire of good; the instinct by which we are led to seek pleasure.

   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.

   2. The desire of sensual pleasure.

   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.

   3. Violent longing; eagerness after any thing.

   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.

   4. Keenness of stomach; hunger; desire of food.

   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.

   5. It has sometimes of before the object of desire.

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

   6. Sometimes to.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

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 MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Appetite

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

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

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   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. • Craving

British National Corpus

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. Jon Stanley:

   You could still see dividend recaps, but there is only appetite for companies and industries with good fundamentals.

2. Stefan Worrall:

   The Nikkei has been closely reflecting the yen's moves this week so the bit of strengthening we saw in the yen overnight seems to have brought the mood down slightly this morning, but we've also got a three-day weekend coming up in Japan and it's not unusual for that to dampen risk appetite after a long week full of activity.

3. Stephen Fitzpatrick:

   We are going to sign deals. We’re finding the appetite and the demand from airlines to be really strong.

4. Roger Wicker:

   Senate Republicans have a targeted and responsible infrastructure plan, if the President will work with us, infrastructure is something we can and should be able to do in a bipartisan way. What there isn't any appetite for in our conference is a tax increase on job creators.

5. Arthur Margon:

   There are strong signals that there will be continued, maybe even increasing appetite.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=appetite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appetite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=appetite
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appetite
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=appetite
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=appetite