Antonyms for appetite

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ap-i-tahyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp ɪˌtaɪt

Definition of appetite

Origin : c.1300, "craving for food," from Anglo-French appetit, Old French apetit (13c.) "appetite, desire, eagerness," from Latin appetitus "appetite," literally "desire toward," from appetitus, past participle of appetere "to long for, desire; strive for, grasp at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + petere "go to, seek out" (see petition (n.)).
Of other desires or cravings, from late 14c. As an adjective form, OED lists appetitious (1650s) and appetitual (1610s) as "obsolete," but appetitive (1570s) continues.

noun desire for food, worldly goods

Example sentences :

But as for running him into the ground, they had lost their appetite for such fighting.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Why not speak of the evils of appetite and of envy and jealousy?
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

His coming seemed to have taken away all of Hiram's appetite.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

I had no appetite for breakfast, and life was sustained principally by drink.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

The sword over his head would never have spoiled his appetite!
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to illustrate that of ours.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

To whet my appetite for Egypt now, I have to have something tasty.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

The little tastes of apple that he got only whetted his appetite.
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

Five minutes' sleep—no appetite—no force: You're jolly, now, of course!
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various

I hope you have brought your appetite with you, and intend to play a good knife and fork?'
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for appetite

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