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clem

clem

9.9
A strong feeling of hunger
  • noun
  • /klɛm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hambre
  • She joked that her level of clem could only be cured by pizza.

Examples

  • The long journey left everyone in the group with a terrible clem by evening.

  • After missing lunch, he complained of clem all afternoon.

  • I'm feeling clem right now.

  • Are you really that clem?

  • After missing lunch, he complained of clem all afternoon.

  • The long journey left everyone in the group with a terrible clem by evening.

  • She joked that her level of clem could only be cured by pizza.

Synonyms

hungriness
vsclem
1.0

A strong need for food that makes you want to eat

is informal and indicates being very hungry rather than just needing food

Antonyms

fullness
7 2.7

A state in which something has as much inside as it can hold

satiation
1 6.6

A feeling of being full after eating enough food

How Hungry

starvation
83 4.7
clem
  • Archaic
9.9
to hunger
4 1.2
appetite
299 2.1

Surface Forms

clem singular
clems plural

Etymology

Clem is an old British dialect word that means 'hunger' or the state of being very hungry. It comes from short, rural speech in northern England and its sharp, quick sound helps you remember an empty, aching stomach, so a 'clem' is a strong hunger.