Appetite

ap′pet-īt, n. physical craving, accompanied with uneasy sensation (hunger, thirst, sex): natural desire: inclination: desire for food: hunger (with for ).— adjs. Ap′petible , Ap′petitive .— v.t. Ap′petise , to create or whet appetite.— ns. Appetise′ment ; Appetis′er , something which whets the appetite.— p.adj. Appetis′ing .— adv. Appetis′ingly . [Through Fr., from L. appetitus , appetĕre .]