Appetite and Need

Appetite

Appetite noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: an appetite for adventure

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Need and appetite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Appetite".

Nearby Words: appetizing, appetence

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Appetite and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appetite" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

human	human appetite	human need
good	good appetite	good need
special	special appetite	special need
usual	usual appetite	usual need
Other adjectives: infinite, sheer, strong, real, large, big, increased, extreme, great, huge, little, new, general, possible, apparent, greater, different, insatiable.

As such, AuRon has no appetite or need for them.

Source: Literature / Age of Fire
Sometimes, you may feel the need to have the villain unleash his appetite on the setting around him, preferably at a time when he has the hero at his knees.

Source: So You Want To / Write A Magnificent Bastard
In that same conversation, the characters compare Ike's appetite to a laguz and conclude that they're going to need a lot more food for the journey.

Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem Tellius

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