Ap"pe*tent (&?;), a. [L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere.] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.]
Appetent after glory and renown.
Sir G. Buck.
Ap`pe*ti*bil"i*ty (&?;), n. [Cf. F. appétibilité.] The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.
Ap"pe*ti*ble (&?;), a. [L. appetibilis, fr. appetere: cf. F. appétible.] Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.
Ap"pe*tite (&?;), n. [OE. appetit, F. appétit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See Petition, and cf. Appetence.] 1. The desire 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.