appetite

Definition

  • noun: a physical desire for food
  • noun: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
  • usually + 'for'
  • synonyms: appetency, desire, longing

Examples

  • She has an 'appetite for' adventure. [=she likes adventure; she likes to do adventurous things]

  • That movie made me 'lose my appetite'. [=I no longer wanted to eat after seeing that movie]

  • Delicious smells from the kitchen 'whetted our appetites'. [=made us hungry]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - I tell you, I never thought I could love anything like Bob The day he was born I just lost my mind. - Sorry. He had my personality, my laugh, my appetite, Laugh? And that's when it hit me. I felt so ashamed that it had taken me this long. Me with the best cardio in the business to realize (..)
    2009 Zombieland