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Appetitive meaning

Having the quality of desiring gratification.

Synonyms of Appetitive

craving

Related words

Other words often associated with Appetitive or its synonyms:

desire

Using Appetitive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having the quality of desiring gratification.
  • Useful related words include: craving.
  • In the example corpus, appetitive often appears in combinations such as: the appetitive, appetitive spirit.

Context around Appetitive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

enthusiastic 1× term 1×

Often after:

spirit 2× effects 1× women 1× controls 1× soul 1×

Sentence patterns with Appetitive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the appetitive soul was 1× attenuates the appetitive effects of 1× long term appetitive controls i 1× or the appetitive spirit controlled 1× spiritual and appetitive 1× the appetitive spirit also 1× the more appetitive women in 1× their enthusiastic appetitive to see 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cannabidiol attenuates the 1× he used the 1× leptin is produced 1× the appetitive spirit 1× the rational soul 1× the third part 1×

Common sentence endings:

feelings of enjoyment 1× in anglophone letters 1× in the liver 1× most importantly blood 1× mugabe s back 1× spiritual and appetitive 1×

Words around Appetitive

Just before it in the word index:

appetites 74 appetite 753 appetit 16 appetising 16 appetisers 8 appetiser 6

Just after it in the word index:

appetizer 91 appetizers 119 appetizing 33 appf 2 appfolio 14 appfordown 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Appetitive

  • In this selection, "appetitive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, enthusiastic, term, spirit, effects and women stand out and add context to how "appetitive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the appetitive soul was and attenuates the appetitive effects of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "appetitive" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with appetitive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

What united the multifarious groups was their enthusiastic appetitive to see Mugabe's back. (14 words)

Cannabidiol attenuates the appetitive effects of Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in humans smoking their chosen cannabis. (15 words)

He used the same terms as Plato, referring to the three parts as rational, spiritual, and appetitive. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Leptin is produced by adipose tissue to signal fat storage reserves in the body, and mediates long-term appetitive controls (i.e. to eat more when fat storages are low and less when fat storages are high). (37 words)

The rational soul was in the brain, the spiritual soul was in the heart, and the appetitive soul was in the liver. (22 words)

I also just reread William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair,” featuring Becky Sharp, one of the more appetitive women in Anglophone letters. (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

Cannabidiol attenuates the appetitive effects of Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in humans smoking their chosen cannabis.

I also just reread William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair,” featuring Becky Sharp, one of the more appetitive women in Anglophone letters.

What united the multifarious groups was their enthusiastic appetitive to see Mugabe's back.

He used the same terms as Plato, referring to the three parts as rational, spiritual, and appetitive.

Leptin is produced by adipose tissue to signal fat storage reserves in the body, and mediates long-term appetitive controls (i.e. to eat more when fat storages are low and less when fat storages are high).

The appetitive spirit also regulated the pleasures of the body and was moved by feelings of enjoyment.

The rational soul was in the brain, the spiritual soul was in the heart, and the appetitive soul was in the liver.

The third part of the soul, or the appetitive spirit, controlled the living forces in our body, most importantly blood.

Common combinations with appetitive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "appetitive" in a sentence?
An example: "Cannabidiol attenuates the appetitive effects of Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in humans smoking their chosen cannabis." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "appetitive" from authentic English texts.
What does "appetitive" mean?
Appetitive means: Having the quality of desiring gratification.
What are synonyms of "appetitive"?
Common synonyms of "appetitive" include: craving.
How many example sentences with "appetitive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "appetitive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.