1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feed.

2. (n.) the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening.

3. (n.) That which is eaten; food.

4. (n.) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pasture land.

Cyrenaic hedonism Cyrenaicism alacrity an universal wolf animation animus anxiety anxiousness appetence appetency appetition appetitiveness avidity avidness bent bias breathless impatience canine appetite cannibalism carnivorism carnivority carnivorousness cheerful readiness chewing choice command conation conatus consumption coveting craving cropping cupidity decision deglutition demand desire determination devouring devourment dieting dining discretion disposition drought dryness eagerness eating edacity elan emptiness empty stomach enthusiasm epicureanism epicurism epulation ethical hedonism fancy feasting feeding flair fondness forwardness free choice free will gluttony gobbling gourmandise grazing greed gust gusto hankering hedonic calculus hedonics hedonism herbivorism herbivority herbivorousness hollow hunger hunger hungriness impatience inclination ingestion intention itch itching keen desire keenness leaning licking life liking liveliness longing love lust luxuriousness luxury manducation mania mastication messing mind munching nibbling nutrition objective omnivorism omnivorousness omophagy pantophagy passion pasture pasturing pecking penchant pleasure pleasure principle pleasure-seeking polydipsia predilection preference proclivity promptness propensity prurience pruriency psychological hedonism quickness readiness regalement relish relishing resolution rumination savoring sensualism sensuality sensualness sexual desire soft spot spirit stomach sweet tooth sybaritism tapeworm taste tasting tendency thirst thirstiness torment of Tantalus unchastity urge urgency vegetarianism velleity verve vitality vivacity volition voluptuousness voracity weakness will will power wish wolfing yearning zeal zest zestfulness