appetite : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: appetite	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appetite n a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks Synonym(s): appetite, appetency, appetence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appetite \Ap"petite\, n. [OE. appetit, F. app[82]tit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See {Petition}, and cf. {Appetence}.] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. The object of appetite* it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. --Hooker. 2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. Men must have appetite before they will eat. --Buckle. 3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. --Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. --Macaulay. 4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.] In all bodies there as an appetite of union. --Bacon. 5. The thing desired. [Obs.] Power being the natural appetite of princes. --Swift. Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure. Syn: Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.