appetence, n. 1. desire, want, need, yearning, longing, wish, wishfulness; craving, appetite, hunger, taste or thirst for, appetency.
2. drive, instinct, passion, lust, aphrodisia, Both Psychoanal. libido, id; inclination, predilection, penchant, predisposition; tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning, bent.
3. affinity, partiality, bias, liking, affection, fondness, love; attraction, magnetism, lure, allurement, pull.
appetite, n. 1. hunger, thirst, craving, desire, want, need, appetency; voraciousness, ravenousness, edacity, gluttonousness, insatiability.
2. relish, taste, palate, sweet tooth; zest, gusto, partiality, bias, keenness; affinity, liking, affection, fondness, love; attraction, predilection, penchant; tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning, bent,
appetizer, n. 1. canape, hors d'oeuvre, whet, It. Cookery, antipasto, Hawaiian, pupu; delicacy, dainty, tidbit, morsel, bite, Fr. bonne bouche; cocktail, aperitif, drink.
2. allurement, lure, enticement, temptation, teaser, tease, bait, U.S. SI. come-on; invitation, attraction, Inf. eye-catcher.
appetizing, adj. 1. savory, luscious, ambrosial, ambrosian, flavorous, flavorful, delectable, delicious, tasty; succulent, juicy, rich; nectarous, nectareous, nectarean, sweet; piquant, tart, spicy; palatable, toothsome, Scot. gustable.
2. appealing, enticing, alluring, inviting, attractive; tempting, seductive, tantalizing,
applaud, v. 1. clap, cheer, hosanna, huzzah, bravo, root; encore, give [s.o.] a hand, make the rafters ring, whistle, stomp.
2. acclaim, praise, sound the praises of, sing the praises of, extol, cry up, laud, Archaic, magnify; approve enthusiastically, hail, commend; congratulate, felicitate, compliment, rejoice in; exalt, eulogize, glorify; pay tribute to, pay homage to, honor, crown,
applause, n. 1. hand clapping, cheers, cheering, salvo, rooting, whistling, stomping; hosanna, huzzah, hurrah, bravo; ovation, standing ovation, encore, Inf. hand, plaudits, curtain calls; eclat, outcry, outburst; announcement, declaration.
2. acclaim, acclamation, praise, extolment, laudation, kudos, accolade, Archaic, magnification, citation; approval, approbation, endorsement, sanction, commendation; celebration, paean, congratulation, Archaic, gratulation, exultation, triumph, jubilation; eulogy, eulogium, eulogization, exaltation, glorification, encomium, panegyric; tribute, homage, honoring, crowning.
appliance, n. 1. instrument, apparatus, mechanism, device, contrivance, gadget; tool, machine, equipment; (all usu. pi.) furnishing, accouterment, appointment, appurtenance.
2. application, applying, putting to use, putting into operation, practice, use, exercise,
applicable, adj. 1. relevant, to the point, to the purpose, germane, pertinent, apposite, apropos, relative, related, bearing on; useful, well-adapted, compatible, convenient, adjustable, adaptable.
2. suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting, fit, befitting, right, seemly, due, timely, apt, pat, ready, SI. on the button, SI. right on.
applicant, n. candidate, office seeker, aspirant, postulant, suitor; job seeker, job hunter, interviewee, competitor; inquirer, solicitor, petitioner, claimant, suppliant, supplicant,
application, n. 1. use, utilization, purpose, function, operation, appliance; exercise, practice.