appetizing

English

Alternative forms

appetising (mostly British)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæp.ə.taɪz.ɪŋ/

Adjective

appetizing (comparative more appetizing, superlative most appetizing)

That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
This food looks so appetizing.
- Sir Walter Scott
  The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing.
(by extension) Appealing or enticing.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:delicious

Derived terms

Translations

that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite

Bulgarian: апетитен (bg) (apetiten), привлекателен (bg) (privlekatelen)
Catalan: apetitós
French: appétissant (fr)
German: appetitanregend
Hungarian: étvágygerjesztő (hu), ínycsiklandó

Irish: goiliúil, blasta, cumhra, neamúil
Luxembourgish: appetitlech
Maori: whakawaiwai, hāhā
Portuguese: apetitoso (pt)
Spanish: apetitoso (es), apetecible (es)

Verb

appetizing

present participle of appetize

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