appetite

appetite
noun
1 desire for food
ADJECTIVE
big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous

special double-decker sandwiches for big appetites

poor, small

The symptoms of depression can include poor appetite.

I have always had a small appetite.

jaded (BrE)

magnificent meals to tempt the most jaded appetites

VERB + APPETITE
have

She had no appetite and began to lose weight.

lose
build, build up, develop, work up

I went for a walk to work up an appetite for breakfast.

get back, regain

After a week she had regained her appetite.

give sb

All that digging has given me an appetite.

increase, stimulate

The cold air had given an edge to my appetite.

control, curb, decrease, reduce, suppress, take away, take the edge off (esp. BrE)

Some drugs can suppress the appetite.

ruin, spoil

This is something you can eat between meals without ruining your appetite.

satisfy

This meal will satisfy even the healthiest appetite.

APPETITE + VERB
grow, increase
come back, return

His appetite has returned to normal.

PHRASES
a lack of appetite, a loss of appetite

The symptoms include aching limbs and a loss of appetite.

2 strong desire for sth
ADJECTIVE
enormous, great, huge, insatiable, voracious

an insatiable appetite for books

growing

The airport cannot accommodate the growing appetite for flights.

public

The website recognizes the public appetite for serious information.

sexual
intellectual

The website has enough good content to satisfy its users' intellectual appetite.

VERB + APPETITE
have
lose
give sb
feed, fuel, increase, whet

Reading the first story whetted my appetite for more.

dull
sate, satisfy

He sated her appetite for adventure and intrigue.

indulge

We get into debt to indulge our appetite for consumer goods.

APPETITE + VERB
grow, increase
PREPOSITION
appetite for

His appetite for power had grown.


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