Appetite

Definition of Appetite

Ap´pe`tite

n.	1.	The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. - Hooker.
	2.	Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. Men must have appetite before they will eat. - Buckle.
	3.	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.
	4.	Tendency; appetency. In all bodies there as an appetite of union. - Bacon.
	5.	The thing desired. Power being the natural appetite of princes. - Swift.

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