appetent

adjective

Definition of appetentnext
as in longing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetent
  1. longing
  2. ambitious
  3. covetous
  4. obsessed
  5. happy
  6. hung up
Adjective
  • Werther, in his self-delusion, embodies another Goethean type, the longing man—ordinary, but convinced of the extraordinariness of his feelings.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of longing
Adjective
  • The change could reshape one of the most ambitious AI infrastructure projects in the US.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hathaway tells them to be ambitious and creative, and the designers do have a bigger budget of $700, but once again, only one day.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambitious
Adjective
  • Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
  • For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.
    — Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
Definition of covetous
Adjective
  • But while ripoffs and dodgy reboots are common in horror, some of the weirdest unauthorized sequels are the result of an obsessed fan self-financing a tribute to their favorite movie.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Although my daughter became obsessed with Full House years ago, her experience was radically different from mine.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
Definition of obsessed
Adjective
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the socialist ideal still beckons – the idea that the state, embodied either in one person or somehow in the masses, can make people richer or happier by controlling the engines of production.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of happy
Adjective
  • Officers said a person called in the shooting and quickly hung up.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Family members were told Miller called 911 shortly after midnight, didn’t say anything and hung up.
    — Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of hung up
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