[syn: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hungriness \hungriness\ n.
   1. The state of being hungry; a need for food.
   Syn: hunger.
        [WordNet 1.5]
   2. An intense desire.
      [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hungriness
    n 1: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food
         deprivation [syn: hunger, hungriness]
    2: prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: longing,
       yearning, hungriness]
    3: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
       for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger,
       hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]