Definition
A secondary desire or appetite that arises from habit or social influence rather than from genuine need.
Etymology
From Greek epi- (upon) + thymos (spirit, desire), literally meaning 'desire added on top.' The term was used in classical philosophy to describe desires that build up through repeated experience rather than being innate.
Kelly Says
Philosophers like Plato used this word to distinguish between real hunger and the desire to eat fancy foods—the first is natural, the second is epithymic! It reveals how ancient thinkers understood that many of our wants are learned rather than biological.
Translations
ARالعربية
مختصر
mukhtasar
CACatalà
epítome
e-pi-toh-meh
CSČeština
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
DADansk
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
DEDeutsch
Epithym
eh-pi-tim
ELΕλληνικά
επιτομή
e-pi-to-me
ESEspañol
epítome
eh-pee-toh-meh
FISuomi
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
FRFrançais
épithème
e-pi-teem
HAHA
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
HIहिन्दी
सारांश
saaraansh
HUMagyar
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
IDBahasa Indonesia
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
IGIG
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
ITItaliano
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
KKKK
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
MSBahasa Melayu
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
NLNederlands
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
NONorsk
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
PLPolski
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
PTPortuguês
epítome
eh-pee-toh-meh
RORomână
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
RUРусский
эпитема
e-pi-te-ma
SVSvenska
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
SWKiswahili
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
TAதமிழ்
சுருக்கம்
surukkam
TEతెలుగు
సంక్షిప్తం
sanksiptham
TLTL
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
TRTürkçe
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
UKУкраїнська
епітема
e-pi-te-ma
VITiếng Việt
tóm tắt
tom sat
YOYO
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh
ZUZU
epitome
e-pi-toh-meh