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Definition of appetite:

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
Tendency; appetency.
The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
The thing desired.

Synonyms:

longing, hunger, proneness, avidity, ravenous, favor, proclivity, starving, keenness, satiety, inclination, liking, jones, craving, starvation, lust, impatience, passion, taste, propensity, drive, desirousness, indifference, impulse, ache, desire, yen, thirstiness, stomach, belly, thirst, urge, avidness, wish, enthusiasm, excitement, fancy, shine, ravenousness, relish, dryness, munchies, famishment, appetency, like, preference, emptiness, pining, letch, peckish, partiality, love affair, weakness, famine, zest, love, voracity, itch, fondness, appetence, ardor, disposition, use, hungry, on an empty stomach, yearning, water.

desire (part of speech: noun)
- hankering,
- taste

Usage examples:

She ate her luncheon with a good appetite, which the sorrows of neither Mrs. West nor Queen Mary could take away from her.

- "The Heather-Moon", C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson.
I had found a fresh appetite during my sleep, and I ate heartily, though it was the middle of the night!

- "The Boy Tar", Mayne Reid.
" Well, child, I hope you've brought an appetite with you," said Mervyn, as they sat down.

- "The Heath Hover Mystery", Bertram Mitford.