Antonyms for appetent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ap-i-tuh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp ɪ təns |
- apathetic
- blunt
- calm
- comfortable
- confident
- content
- controlled
- cool
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- dull
- easy-going
- enduring
- forbearing
- happy
- heedless
- idiotic
- ignorant
- inattentive
- indifferent
- kind
- laid-back
- lethargic
- moist
- obtuse
- patient
- peaceful
- pleased
- pointless
- quenched
- reluctant
- satisfied
- stupid
- tolerant
- unafraid
- unconcerned
- uneager
- unenthusiastic
- unenvious
- uninterested
- unworried
- waiting
- wet
- willing
Definition of appetent
Origin :- "strong desire," c.1600, from French appétence "desire," from Latin appetentia "longing after something," noun of state from appetentem (nominative appetens), present participle of appetere, from ad "to" (see ad-) + petere "to seek, request" (see petition (n.)).
- As in keen : adj enthusiastic
- As in solicitous : adj worried
- As in thirsty : adj dry, desirous (especially for liquid)
- As in seeking : adj pursuing
- As in thirsting : adj eager
- As in unforbearing : adj impatient
- As in eager : adj anxious, enthusiastic
- As in envious : adj jealous, resentful
- As in impatient : adj unable, unwilling to wait
- The sentient spirit, that to which transmigratory conditions pertain, is also of two kinds, the appetent and non-appetent.
- Extract from : « The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha » by Madhava Acharya
- The appetent is the spirit associated with an organism and organs; the non-appetent is the spirit apart from organism and organs.
- Extract from : « The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha » by Madhava Acharya
Synonyms for appetent
- abrupt
- acquisitive
- agog
- alert
- ambitious
- animate
- animated
- antsy
- anxious
- appealing
- appetent
- apprehensive
- ardent
- arid
- aspiring
- athirst
- attentive
- avid
- begrudging
- beside oneself
- bone-dry
- breathless
- brusque
- burning
- bursting
- careful
- caring
- chafing
- champing at the bit
- choleric
- concerned
- cottonmouthed
- coveting
- covetous
- craving
- crazy for
- curt
- dehydrated
- demanding
- desiring
- desirous
- devoted
- distrustful
- droughty
- dry as dust
- dying for
- dying to
- eager
- earnest
- ebullient
- edgy
- exploring
- fain
- fervent
- fervid
- feverish
- fierce
- fond of
- fretful
- grasping
- greedy
- green with envy
- green-eyed
- grudging
- gung ho
- hankering
- hasty
- having short fuse
- headlong
- heated
- heedful
- hot
- hot to trot
- hot under collar
- hot-tempered
- hungry
- impassioned
- impatient
- impetuous
- inclined
- indignant
- intense
- intent
- interested
- intolerant
- invidious
- irascible
- irritable
- itching for
- itchy
- jaundiced
- juiceless
- keen
- lively
- longing
- longing for
- loving
- lusting
- malicious
- mindful
- on pins and needles
- parched
- partial to
- perfervid
- pining
- quick-tempered
- racing one's motor
- rarin' to go
- raring
- ready and willing
- regardful
- restive
- restless
- ripe
- sapless
- self-starting
- snappy
- solicitous
- spirited
- spiteful
- sprightly
- straining
- sudden
- suspicious
- tender
- testy
- thirsting
- thirsty
- troubled
- umbrageous
- uneasy
- unforbearing
- unindulgent
- vehement
- violent
- vivacious
- voracious
- warm
- warmblooded
- watchful
- waterless
- wild
- wild for
- wishful
- worried sick
- worried stiff
- yearning
- zealous
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