Appetite

Definitions

1. A desire to eat food or consume drinks.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
   countable, uncountable
3. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

47 more languages

العربيةاشتهاءالشّهيّةشهية

Azərbaycan diliiştaha

Беларускаяапетыт

Българскиапетит

BosanskiapetitGanagustoravnasmaktekапетиттек+ 5 more

Catalàapetitgana

Češtinachuť

Danskappetitbegærmadlyst

Ελληνικάόρεξη

Eestiisu

فارسیاشتهاگرسنگی

Suomihaluhinkuruokahalu

Gaeilgedúilgoile

Gàidhligcàilmiannsunnd

Galegoapetitogana

עבריתתיאבון

हिन्दीक्षुधाबुभुक्षाभूख

HrvatskiapetitGanagustoravnasmaktekапетиттек+ 5 more

Magyarétvágyvágy

Հայերենախորժակ

Bahasa Indonesiaair liurhasratminatnafsunafsu makanselerasyarah+ 4 more

Italianoappetito

日本語食欲

ქართულიმადა

Қазақ тілітәбет

한국어먹새먹성밥맛식욕입맛+ 2 more

KurdîarzûGanahalûîştah+ 1 more

Кыргызчатабит

Latinaappetentiaappetītusappetitus

Lietuviųapetitas

Latviešukāre

Te Reo Māorimina

Македонскиапетит

Bahasa Melayuselera

Nederlandsappetijteetlusthongertrek+ 1 more

Polskiapetytłaknieniesmakżerność+ 1 more

Portuguêsapetite

Românăapetitardoarepoftăpoftă de mâncarerâvnăsârguință+ 3 more

Русскийаппетитжаждажеланиеохота+ 1 more

Slovenčinachuť

Shqipëndjeoreks

СрпскиapetitGanagustoravnasmaktekапетиттек+ 5 more

Svenskaaptitmatlust

Türkçearzuiştahistekşehvet+ 1 more

ئۇيغۇرچەئىشتىھا

Українськаапетит

isiZuluisisu

Examples

“And I return⟳ with an excellent appetite. There can be no question⟳, my dear Watson, of the value of exercise before breakfast.”

“The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.”

“Though the breweries were forced to shut⟳ down, the dry spell⟳ did little more than whet the public's appetite for beer: Records show⟳ that within the first 24 hours after Congress lifted the ban Prohibition] in 1933, Americans guzzled 1 million barrels of the stuff.”

“Biotics possess⟳ extraordinary abilities, but they must live⟳ with minor inconveniences. The most obvious issue⟳ is getting adequate nutrition. Creating biotic mass effects takes such a toll on metabolism that active biotics develop⟳ ravenous appetites. The standard Alliance combat ration for a soldier is 3000 calories per day; biotics are given 4500, as well as a canteen of potent energy drink⟳ for quick refreshment after hard combat.”

“If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim⟳.”

“To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvellous.”

“appetite for reading”

“The object of appetite is whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason⟳ does lead⟳ us to seek⟳.”

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