See Also: Appetite(medicine)
appetite(dictionary)
appetite(dictionary)
appetite depressants(medicine)
appetite juice(medicine)
appetite regulation(medicine)
appetite stimulants(medicine)

appetite (oh)



[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']
[C usually singular, U] a desire for food
::All that walking has given me an appetite for dinner.
::I seem to have lost my appetite lately.
::Symptoms include headaches, tiredness and loss of appetite
::Let's just say he's got a healthy appetite .
spoil/ruin your appetite
::Don't eat that cake now; you'll spoil your appetite.
[C] 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
-see also whet sb's appetite at whet (1)