Meanings
comparative more appetizing · superlative most appetizing · alternative appetising
- That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
This food looks so appetizing.
1 more example
The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing.
1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC
plural appetizings · alternative appetising
- uncountableusuallyany food traditionally eaten with a bagel, as an accompaniment, topping or filling; including dairy products and pareve but not meat
And of all the foods that are represented in the city, perhaps none has remained so tied to Jewish tradition and identity as appetizings.
2019 January 23, Yamit Behar Wood, “The Appetizing World of Murray’s”, in Jewish Journal1 more example
Alina Sheffi, a slicer at Russ & Daughters, stands at her usual spot in the long, narrow space behind the glass display case full of cream cheese, sides of lox, pickled herring, white fish, schmaltz, and all other manner of appetizing.
2020 November 11, Joshua David Stein, “Good-bye to the Lox Sherpa of Russ & Daughters”, in Grub Street
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveappealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchappétissant
- Englishappetizing
Calque of French appétissant, French -ant being equivalent to -ing. See also appetite
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian апетитен, привлекателен
- апетитен (apetiten)that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- привлекателен (privlekatelen)that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Catalan apetitós
- apetitósthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Chinese Mandarin 開胃 /开胃
- 開胃 /开胃 (kāiwèi)that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Finnish herkullinen, maittava
- herkullinenthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- maittavathat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
French appétissant
- appétissantthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
German appetitanregend
- appetitanregendthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Hungarian étvágygerjesztő, ínycsiklandó
- étvágygerjesztőthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- ínycsiklandóthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Irish goiliúil, blasta
- goiliúilthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- blastathat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- cumhrathat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- neamúilthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Italian vespigno
- vespignothat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Latin gulōsus
- gulōsusthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Māori whakawaiwai, hāhā
- whakawaiwaithat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- hāhāthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Polish apetyczny
- apetycznythat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Portuguese apetitoso
- apetitosothat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Russian аппети́тный
- аппети́тный (appetítnyj)that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Spanish apetitoso, apetecible
- apetitosothat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- apeteciblethat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- apetitivothat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- apetecedorthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Swedish aptitretande
- aptitretandethat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Turkish iştahlandırıcı, iştah açıcı
- iştahlandırıcıthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
- iştah açıcıthat appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
Cite this entry
appetizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetizing
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