Appetite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink.
  • n. A strong wish or urge: an appetite for learning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
  • n. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
  • n. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
  • n. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
  • n. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
  • n. Tendency; appetency.
  • n. The thing desired.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An innate or acquired demand or propensity to satisfy a want; desire, especially strong desire; inclination; wish to attain some object or purpose: with for (formerly with of, to, or an infinitive) or absolutely.
  • n. Specifically— A desire to supply a bodily want or craving; a desire for food or drink.
  • n. Relish for food; the capacity of taking food with pleasure.
  • n. Preference; taste; liking: as, to or according to one's appetite, that is, as one pleases.
  • n. A thing desired.
  • n. A tendency of an inanimate thing analogous to a desire.
  • To desire; long for; deeply want.
  • To satisfy the appetite or desire of.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a feeling of craving something
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    craving   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    sweet tooth    stomach   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    appetency    desire    longing    passion    craving    hunger    tendency   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    apatite   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    desire    hunger    lust    ambition    curiosity    crave    impulse    affection    taste    inclination