appetite Definition

appetite
noun

1a. A natural physical desire, especially for food;

Thesaurus: hunger, thirst, craving, taste, yearning, lust, longing, hankering, passion.
1b. The extent to which someone enjoys their food; the capacity someone has for eating.

Example: always has a very poor appetite

Idiom: have an appetite for something

To favour or enjoy it.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin appetitus, from petere to seek after.