appetite
noun
ap·pe·tite
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Definition of appetite
1
: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
especially
: the desire to eat
He has a hearty appetite.
2a
: an inherent craving
an insatiable appetite for work
b
: taste, preference
… the cultural appetites of the time …— J. D. Hart