hungriness

Noun
Synonyms: hungerlongingyearningthirstthirstiness

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivationSynonyms: hungerType of driveKinds starvation, edacity, bulimia, undernourishment, emptiness
  2. prolonged unfulfilled desire or needSynonyms: longingyearningType of desireKinds nostalgia, discontentment, hankering, wistfulness, wishfulness, pining
  3. strong desire for something (not food or drink)“a thirst for knowledge”“hunger for affection”Synonyms: hungerthirstthirstinessType of desire

Related words hungry adjective, pine verb, yearn verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

hungriness noun

1. The state of being hungry; a need for food. Syn. — hunger.

2. An intense desire.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5

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