different between appetite vs anorectic

English

Etymology

From Middle English appetit, from Old French apetit (French appétit), from Latin appetitus, from appetere (“to strive after, long for”); ad + petere (“to seek”). See petition, and compare with appetence.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /?æp.?.ta?t/
• Homophone: apatite

Noun

appetite (countable and uncountable, plural appetites)

1. Desire to eat food or consume drink.
   • 1904, Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of Black Peter:

     And I return with an excellent appetite. There can be no question, my dear Watson, of the value of exercise before breakfast.
2. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

   • If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
3. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

   appetite for reading

   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     The object of appetite is whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek.

Synonyms

• craving, longing, desire, appetency, passion

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• appetite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• appetite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• appetite at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Verb

appetite

1. second-person plural present indicative of appetire
2. second-person plural imperative of appetire

Participle

appetite

1. feminine plural of the past participle of appetire

Latin

Verb

appetite

1. second-person plural present active imperative of appet?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ??- (an-, “without”) + ????? (orég?, “to desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æn????kt?k/
• Rhymes: -?kt?k

Adjective

anorectic (comparative more anorectic, superlative most anorectic)

1. Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
   • 2005: cultural historians would trace the impact of the drug across a wide spectrum of popular culture, from the Mods of Britain to the new anorectic chic of the fashion world as exemplified by models like Twiggy. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 160)
2. Causing a loss of appetite.

Translations

Noun

anorectic (plural anorectics)

1. A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
2. A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.

Anagrams

• accretion

Romanian

Etymology

From French anorectique

Noun

anorectic m (plural anorectici)

1. anorectic

Declension