appetite
pronunciation
How to pronounce appetite in British English:
UK [ˈæpɪtaɪt]
How to pronounce appetite in American English:
US [ˈæpɪtaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of craving something
Word Origin
- appetite
- appetite: [14] In its origins, appetite referred to a very generalized desire or inclination; the wish for food is a secondary development. The Latin noun was appetītus, a derivative of the compound verb appetere ‘strive after, desire eagerly’, which was based on petere ‘go to, seek out’ (source also of English compete, impetus, petition, and repeat, and related to feather).=> compete, impetus, petition, repeat
- appetite (n.)
- c. 1300, "craving for food," from Anglo-French appetit, Old French apetit (13c.) "appetite, desire, eagerness," from Latin appetitus "appetite," literally "desire toward," from appetitus, past participle of appetere "to long for, desire; strive for, grasp at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + petere "go to, seek out" (see petition (n.)). Of other desires or cravings, from late 14c. As an adjective form, OED lists appetitious (1650s) and appetitual (1610s) as "obsolete," but appetitive (1570s) continues.
Example
- 1. And other countries are chary of china 's appetite .
- 2. Sometimes cancer or cancer treatment can affect your appetite .
- 3. Second , the appetite for reform is far feebler .
- 4. A baby 's appetite varies throughout the day .
- 5. Here are plates but no appetite .