Appetite has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a feeling of craving something
"an appetite for life"
"the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"
2
Desire to eat food or consume drink.
"After running five miles, I had a huge appetite and finished the entire pizza by myself."
In plain English: Appetite is how much you want to eat something.
"I lost my appetite after seeing that sick food on his plate."
Example Sentences
"I lost my appetite after seeing that sick food on his plate."
noun
"The loud noise from the street completely killed my appetite for dinner."
noun
"She had such a huge appetite that she finished three helpings of pasta."
noun
"Reading about travel often whets one's appetite for new adventures."
noun
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Origin
The word appetite comes from the Middle English appetit, which was borrowed from Old French and ultimately derived from a Latin verb meaning "to strive after" or "long for." It entered English through this chain of borrowing rather than being formed directly in its current form.