ap;pe;tite pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle english apetit, from anglo-french, from latin appetitus, from appetere to strive after, from ad- + petere to go to — more at featherdate: 14th century 1 : any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life; especially : the desire to eat2 a : an inherent craving lt;an insatiable appetite for workgt; b : taste, preference lt;the cultural appetites of the time — j. d. hartgt;— ap;pe;ti;tive adjective
