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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall);
[syn: aridity, aridness, thirstiness]

2. a physiological need to drink;
[syn: thirst, thirstiness]

3. strong desire for something (not food or drink);
- Example: "a thirst for knowledge"
- Example: "hunger for affection"
[syn: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thirstiness \Thirst"i*ness\, n. The state of being thirsty; thirst. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thirstiness n 1: a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) [syn: aridity, aridness, thirstiness] 2: a physiological need to drink [syn: thirst, thirstiness] 3: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]