appetite

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The desire to eat food.

   After the long walk, I had a huge appetite.

2. 2
   noun

   A strong desire or eagerness for something.

   She has a real appetite for adventure.

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.

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