appetite

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ Homophone: apatite (GA pronunciation) Hyphenation: ap‧pe‧tite === Noun === appetite (countable and uncountable, plural appetites) A desire to eat food or consume drinks. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. appetite for reading ==== Synonyms ==== craving, longing, desire, appetency, passion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “appetite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “appetite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “appetite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== appetite inflection of appetire: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== appetite f pl feminine plural of appetito == Latin == === Verb === appetite second-person plural present active imperative of appetō