appetite

Definition of Appetite in English :

1. appetence, appetency, appetite

a feeling of craving something

Example Sentences:
'an appetite for life'
'the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Appetite

noun

1.

a desire for food or drink

2.

a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure

3. (usually foll by for)

a desire, liking, or willingness

a great appetite for work

noun

1.

a desire to satisfy some craving of the body; specif., a desire for food, or, sometimes, a desire for some specific food

2.

any strong desire or craving

an appetite for knowledge

n.

1. An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink.

2. A strong wish or urge: an appetite for learning.

3. A collective demand: America's appetite for fossil fuels.