Meaning

2 senses
  1. That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

    This food looks so appetizing.

    appetitanregend

    аппети́тныйappetítnyj

  2. (broadly)Appealing or enticing.

    appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma

Examples

15 sentences
  1. It looks appetizing.

    Виглядає апетитно.

    ruВыглядит аппетитно.

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  2. The food didn't look very appetizing.

    ruЕда выглядела не очень аппетитно.

    deDas Essen sah nicht besonders appetitlich aus.

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  3. It doesn't sound very appetizing.

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  4. That doesn't look very appetizing.

    ruВыглядит не очень аппетитно.

    deDas sieht nicht sehr appetitlich aus.

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  5. Bletted medlars don't look very appetizing.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite:

Origin

Calque of French appétissant, French -ant being equivalent to -ing. See also appetite

Calque of French appétissant, French -ant being equivalent to -ing. See also appetite

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Forms

more appetizing, most appetizing
Comparativemore appetizing Lesson
Superlativemost appetizing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma:appetising

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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