Famine vs Appetite - What's the difference?
famine | appetite |
(uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
(countable) a period of extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1986 , United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
* (Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)
* (1800-1859)
The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
* (Richard Hooker) (1554-1600)
A taste, preference.
As a proper noun famine
is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.As a noun appetite is
desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.famine
English
Noun
(wikipedia famine)- Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
- The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....
appetite
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite . There is something humiliating about it.}}
- If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
- To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous.
- The object of appetite is whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek.
