appetite
noun
[ ˈapɪtʌɪt ]
• a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.
• "he has a healthy appetite"
Similar:
hunger,
ravenousness,
hungriness,
need for food,
taste,
palate,
desire,
relish,
voracity,
greed,
gluttony,
stomach,
edacity,
esurience,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French apetit (modern appétit ), from Latin appetitus ‘desire for’, from appetere ‘seek after’, from ad- ‘to’ + petere ‘seek’.
