Appetite word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "appetite" word

[noun] a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

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\Ap"pe*tite\, n. [OE. appetit, F. app['e]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.

Synonyms for appetite

appetence, appetency

See also: craving | stomach | sweet tooth |

Related terms: appetitiveness, avidity, canine appetite, command, dining, disposition, eagerness, epicurism, feeding, herbivorism, keenness, omophagy, pasture, pecking, pleasure, relish, spirit, sybaritism, tasting, torment of Tantalus, volition, voluptuousness

The fun area, different aproach to word »appetite«

Let's analyse "appetite" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETITEPPA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2180 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- .--. .--. . - .. - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: appetite: 1 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: appetite: 1 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 5 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (2)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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