Plural of appetite

regular plural

The plural of appetite is appetites.

Forms of appetite

Creating biotic mass effects takes such a toll on metabolism that active biotics develop ravenous appetites.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Life as a Biotic Codex entry
The irascible and concupiscible appetites are distinguished by different aspects of their objects.2015, Jeffrey Froula, “Aquinas on the Moral Neutrality of the Passion of Despair”, in New Blackfriars. From the entry irascible
The coarsest sensualists are in thrall more to their brainish fantasies than to their carnal appetites.2013, Michael Curran, Sentences. From the entry brainish
Ah yes, Polish appetites with their kielbasas, bulka rolls, babka (cakes), and tortes.2010 February, A. K. Buckroth, My Diabetic Soul: An Autobiography, Roseville, Calif.: Prismatic Publishing, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry bulka
These were grown men with serious appetites.1999, Joe Karson, “City”, in Dining with Hitler & Hemingway, Fairbanks, Ak.: Plumb Bob Press, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry peanut-butter-and-jelly

noun A desire to eat food or consume drinks.
noun Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
noun The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

What is the plural of appetite?: The plural of appetite is appetites.
Is appetite countable?: Appetite is a countable and uncountable noun.

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