Meaning of appetite In English

• 0 the feeling that you want to eat food:

  • All that walking has given me an appetite.

  • I won't have any chocolate, thanks. It will spoil (= reduce) my appetite.

  • I haven't got much of an appetite (= I am not hungry).

  • The children all have healthy/good appetites (= they eat a lot).

  • Both viruses cause fever and loss of appetite.

• 1 the feeling of wanting or needing something:

  • her appetite for adventure

  • his insatiable sexual appetite

  • I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite (= increased my interest in it).

• 2 a desire or need for something, esp. food:

  • a good/healthy appetite

  • an appetite for adventure