appetite

Definitions

1. 1.Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. Men must have appetite before they will eat. Buckle.
2. 2.Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.
3. 3.Tendency; appetency. [Obs.] In all bodies there as an appetite of union. Bacon.
4. 4.The thing desired. [Obs.] Power being the natural appetite of princes. Swift. Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. Men must have appetite before they will eat. Buckle called?
• What is any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay called?
• What is tendency; appetency. [Obs.] In all bodies there as an appetite of union. Bacon called?