appetite

🇺🇸 /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈæpɪtaɪt/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

the feeling of wanting to eat food

After being sick, she had no appetite and didn't want to eat anything.

C1

a strong wish or need for something

People have a big appetite for news about famous people's lives.

translation

n. the feeling of wanting to eat food; a strong wish or need for something

Word Forms

Plural appetites