appetite
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appetite
- /ˈæp.ɪ.taɪt/ UK
- /ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/ US
Sounds like apatite (GA pronunciation)
Where it comes from
From Middle English appetit, from Old French apetit (French appétit), from Latin appetitus, from appetere (“to strive after, long for”); ad + petere (“to seek”). See petition, and compare with appetence.
noun appetites
- A desire to eat food or consume drinks. And I return with an excellent appetite. There can be no question, my dear Watson, of the value of exercise before breakfast.
- Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
- The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. appetite for reading
