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Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.

esire 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.

to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. Not a few abstained from voting. Macaulay. Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt Shak.

e use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. Arbuthnot.

g; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence. The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers…

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Beau. & Fl.

The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in Phrenol.]

A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.

Absence of sexual appetite.

Sharp; keen; stimulated. [R.] I never ate with angrier appetite. Tennyson.

nguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.

Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.

Capable of blunting the venereal appetite. -- n.

Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger.

A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.

To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. Sir W. Scott.

Something which creates or whets an appetite.

Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food. The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. Sir W. Scott.

Want of appetite; loathing of food.