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appetite

3 syllables
noun
Quick answer

As a noun, appetite means desire to eat food or consume drink.

Meanings of appetite

4 meanings

noun

  1. Desire to eat food or consume drink.

  2. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

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

    “appetite for reading”

  4. A feeling of craving somethingfeeling

    “an appetite for life”

    “the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible”

    Similar: appetency, appetence

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a feeling of craving something
appetencyappetence

Words that rhyme with appetite

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