appetite
[noun]
Synonyms: desire, craving, demand, hunger, liking, longing, passion, relish, stomach, taste, yearning

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Contrasted words: abnegation, asceticism, renunciation, self-denial, distaste, revulsion, disinclination, dislike, disinterest, unconcern
Related Words: gluttony, greed, hunger, voracity, epicurism, gourmandise, cupidity, urgency, bent, bias, flair, leaning, penchant, proclivity, propensity

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English Thesaurus: hungry, peckish, starving/ravenous, famished, I could eat a horse!, ...

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ap‧pe‧tite /ˈæpətaɪt, ˈæpɪtaɪt/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: apetit, from Latin, past participle of appetere 'to try to get', from ad- 'to' + petere 'to look for']

1. [countable usually singular, uncountable] a desire for food:
Her husband always had a huge appetite.
Symptoms include tiredness and loss of appetite.

2. [countable] a desire or liking for a particular activity
appetite for
She has an amazing appetite for knowledge.
People seem to have an insatiable appetite (=always wanting more of something) for news of any kind.
a loss of sexual appetite
⇒ whet sb’s appetite at whet(1)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

appetite
noun
I. desire for food
ADJ. big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous special double-decker sandwiches for big appetites
poor, small The symptoms of depression can include poor appetite and weight loss. I have always had a small appetite.
jaded magnificent meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
VERB + APPETITE have She had no appetite and began to lose weight.
lose | build up, develop, work up I went for a walk to work up an appetite for breakfast.
get back, regain After a week she had regained her appetite.
give sb All that digging has given me an appetite.
give an edge to, increase The cold air had given an edge to my appetite.
control, curb, suppress (technical), take away, take the edge off Some drugs can suppress the appetite.
ruin, spoil This is something you can eat between meals without ruining your appetite.
satisfy This meal will satisfy even the healthiest appetite.
APPETITE + VERB grow, increase | come back, return His appetite has returned to normal.
PHRASES a lack of appetite, a loss of appetite The symptoms include aching limbs and a loss of appetite.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

appetite
II. strong desire for sth
ADJ. enormous, great, huge, insatiable, voracious an insatiable appetite for books
public The BBC recognizes the public appetite for serious information.
sexual
VERB + APPETITE have | lose | give sb | increase, revive, whet Reading the first story whetted my appetite for more.
dull | satisfy
APPETITE + VERB grow, increase
PREP. ~ for His appetite for power had grown.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

appetite

a good/healthy appetite
Growing children should have a healthy appetite.
a big/huge/enormous appetite
By the time Ron was 16 he had an enormous appetite.
a poor appetite
A poor appetite may be a sign of illness.
a small appetite
My aunt only had a small appetite.
have an appetite
There’s lots of food – I hope you have a good appetite.
lose your appetite
She was so miserable that she completely lost her appetite.
give somebody an appetite (also stimulate your appetite formal)
The exercise and fresh air had given us an appetite.
The aroma of the herbs and spices helps stimulate the appetite.
spoil/ruin your appetite (=make you not feel like eating a meal)
Don’t give the children any more sweets – it will spoil their appetite.
loss/lack of appetite
Symptoms include fever and loss of appetite.
I’m a bit worried about her lack of appetite.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hungry wanting to eat something:
We were really hungry after our long walk.
It’s hard work cooking for a bunch of hungry kids.
peckish [not before noun] British English informal a little hungry:
I’m feeling a bit peckish. What’s in the fridge?
starving/ravenous /ˈrævənəs/ (also starved American English) [not before noun] spoken very hungry and wanting to eat as soon as possible:
I missed lunch and I’m absolutely starving.
Sam’s always ravenous when he gets home from school.
famished very hungry. Famished is less common and sounds a little more formal than starving or ravenous:
Everyone was famished by the time they arrived.
I could eat a horse! spoken used to say that you are very hungry:
‘Are you hungry?’ ‘Yeah, I could eat a horse.’
appetite the desire for food that you have when you are hungry:
Exercise usually gives me an appetite.
It’s healthy to have a good appetite.
starving not having had enough food for a long time and likely to die soon without food:
Because of the drought, millions of people were starving.
the starving refugees from the war
malnourished formal unhealthy and thin because you have not had the right kinds of food over a long period of time:
According to the report, one-fifth of the world’s population are malnourished.
malnourished infants

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