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

  • (..) There's a story that gets passed around the barracks... ...about a creature known as Bolphunga the Unrelenting... ...who had a thirst for combat as insatiable as his appetite. SHIP VOICE: Approaching vud's homeworld, oh, great one. HAL: After hundreds of victories... (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights