empty-bellied

Examples

• All

• The empty-bellied child cried for food.

• After two days without food, he felt truly empty-bellied and weak.

• The documentary showed a line of empty-bellied refugees waiting for a meal.

• After a long day, he felt empty-bellied and tired.

• After a long day without lunch, she felt empty-bellied and ready to eat anything.

• The stray dog, looking empty-bellied, searched for scraps in the trash.

• Children often become empty-bellied when they skip breakfast before school.

Synonyms

H

hungry

vsempty-bellied

∞ 1.0

Feeling a need to eat

is the concise label for that same need

R

ravenous

vsempty-bellied

18 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

is the general feeling but with lower intensity

P

peckish

vsempty-bellied

• UK

5 7.3

Feeling a little hungry and wanting a snack

is used for a clear need rather than a small appetite

F

famished

vsempty-bellied

• Informal

1 5.1

Very hungry and needing to eat right away

is the basic need word but less intense

S

starving

vsempty-bellied

1 1.4

Very hungry and needing food now

is about strong hunger without severe physical harm

S

starved

vsempty-bellied

2.1

A person or animal who is very hungry because they have no food

is the ordinary need feeling without long term lack

U

unsated

vsempty-bellied

8.1

Not fully satisfied and still wanting more

is about simply needing food rather than unmet satisfaction

Antonyms

F

full stomach

5 1.0

The feeling you have after you eat enough food

S

satiated

1 5.5

Having eaten enough that you do not want more food

How Hungry

starving

1 1.4

empty-bellied

4.1

peckish

• UK

5 7.3

satisfied

38 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology