appetite
noun
ap·pe·tite
ˈa-pə-ˌtīt 
1
: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
especially
: the desire to eat
He has a hearty appetite.
2
a
: an inherent craving
an insatiable appetite for work
b
: taste, preference
… the cultural appetites of the time …—
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Examples of appetite in a Sentence
He has a healthy appetite.
Some common symptoms are tiredness, nausea, and loss of appetite.
I had no appetite and couldn't sleep.
Recent Examples on the Web
Get your appetites ready, because Stanley Tucci is dishing out a new food memoir.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Along with the layoffs, tech companies also shrank their corporate footprints and lost their respective appetites.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Getting enough protein can help build muscle, increase satiety (feeling full), and reduce appetite, which may help in weight management, suggests dietitian and personal trainer Wan Na Chun, MPH, RD, CPT.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 4 June 2024
But beyond it, Morgan sketches a real Manhattan ruled by prurient and destructive masculine appetites, from subway tunnels occupied by ad hoc homeless communities to office towers where the city’s most powerful residents impose their wills on millions of fellow New Yorkers.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Along with the layoffs, tech companies also shrank their corporate footprints and lost their respective appetites.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Getting enough protein can help build muscle, increase satiety (feeling full), and reduce appetite, which may help in weight management, suggests dietitian and personal trainer Wan Na Chun, MPH, RD, CPT.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 4 June 2024
But beyond it, Morgan sketches a real Manhattan ruled by prurient and destructive masculine appetites, from subway tunnels occupied by ad hoc homeless communities to office towers where the city’s most powerful residents impose their wills on millions of fellow New Yorkers.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 May 2024
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“Appetite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appetite. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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appetite
noun
ap·pe·tite
ˈap-ə-ˌtīt
1
: a natural desire especially for food
2
: taste entry 2 sense 4
an appetite for adventure
Medical Definition
appetite
noun
ap·pe·tite
ˈap-ə-ˌtīt
: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
especially
: the desire to eat
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