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appetite
(redirected from depraved appetite)

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ap·pe·tite  (p-tt)
n.
1. An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink.
2. A strong wish or urge: an appetite for learning.

[Middle English apetit, from Old French, from Latin appettus, strong desire, from past participle of appetere, to strive after : ad-, ad- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

appe·titive (p-ttv, -pt-tv) adj.

appetite
Noun
1. a desire for food or drink
2. a liking or willingness: he had an insatiable appetite for publicity [Latin appetere to desire ardently]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.appetiteappetite - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
craving - an intense desire for some particular thing
stomach - an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
sweet tooth - a strong appetite for sweet food

appetite
noun 1. hunger,
Translations
appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] napetito;
(fig) → deseo, anhelo;
that walk has given me an appetite → ese paseo me ha abierto el apetito

appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] nappétit m;
that walk has given me an appetite → cette promenade m'a ouvert l'appétit

appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] nAppetit m (fig); Lust f;
that walk has given me an appetite → von dem Spaziergang habe ich Appetit bekommen

appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] nappetito;
that walk has given me an appetite → la passeggiata mi ha messo appetito

appetite
n appetite [ˈӕpitait]
a desire for food Exercise gives you a good appetite. aptyt شَهِـيَّـه апетит chuť k jídlu madlyst; appetit der Appetit όρεξη apetito söögiisu اشتها ruokahalu appétit תֵיאָבוֹן भूख apetit étvágy selera matarlyst appetito 食欲 식욕, 욕구 apetitas apetīte selera eetlust matlyst apetyt apetite apetit, poftă de mâncare аппетит chuť do jedla tek apetit aptit ความอยากอาหาร iştah 食慾 апетит بھوک ، اشتہا sự ngon miệng
n appetizer, ˈappetiser
(especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer. aptytwekker مُشَهّـهِ، مُـفَـبِّـل мезе předkrm, aperitiv appetitvækker; forret der Appetithappen ορεκτικό aperitivo, tapa eelroog, aperitiiv اشتها آور alkupala, aperitiivi amuse-gueule, apéritif מְתַאֲבֵן क्षुधावर्धक predjelo előétel, aperitif (ha ital) perangsang selera, pembangkit selera lystauki, lystaukandi forréttur antipasto; aperitivo 前菜 식욕을 돋구는 것 užkandis uzkožamais pencuci mulut aperitief, voorgerecht forrett, appetittvekker środek na pobudzenie apetytu aperitivo aperitiv закуска; аперитив predjedlo, aperitív prigrizek, aperitiv predjelo aptitretare, aperitif อาหารเรียกน้ำย่อย iştah açan şey, meze, aperitif 正餐前的開胃品 закуска مرکزی کھانے سے پہلےبھوک لگانے کے لئے کھایا جانے والا کھانا món khai vị 正餐
adj appetizing, ˈappetising
which increases the appetite an appetizing smell. aptytwekkend مُثير لِلشَّهِيَّه апетитен lákavý, budící chuť appetitvækkende appetitanregend ορεκτικός apetitoso isuäratav اشتها آور؛ اشتیاق آور ruokahalua kiihottava appétissant מְעוֹרֵר תֵיאָבוֹן क्षुधावर्धक tečan étvágygerjesztő merangsang selera, membangkitkan selera lystugur, girnilegur appetitoso 食欲をそそる 식욕을 돋구는 keliantis apetitą ēstgribu rosinošs pembuka selera appetijtelijk appetittvekkende, fristende apetyczny apetitoso ape­tisant аппетитный povzbudzujúci chuť do jedla tek vzbujajoč, vabljiv koji izaziva apetit aptitretande, aptitlig น่ากิน; ซึ่งกระตุ้นความอยากกิน iştahlandırıcı 促進食慾的 апетитний; смачний ایسے شے جو بھوک لگائے làm cho ngon miệng


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