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esurient

esurient

9.9
Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈzʊəriənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hambriento
  • The esurient children quickly finished everything on their plates.

Examples

  • The esurient crowd rushed to the buffet.

  • She gave an esurient look at the dessert tray, unable to resist another slice.

  • After skipping lunch, he felt absolutely esurient by the time dinner was served.

  • After the long hike, they felt quite esurient.

  • After skipping lunch, he felt absolutely esurient by the time dinner was served.

  • She gave an esurient look at the dessert tray, unable to resist another slice.

  • The esurient crowd rushed to the buffet.

Synonyms

greedy
vsesurient
256 1.4

Wanting more food, money, or things than needed

adds emphasis on being very hungry as well as generally wanting more
voracious
vsesurient
19 7.5

Having a very large hunger for food or learning

is similar but specifically stresses hunger or wanting wealth as well
ravenous
vsesurient
18 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

is broader, covering both hunger and greedy desire for wealth
famished
vsesurient
  • Informal
1 5.1

Very hungry and needing to eat right away

is about intense wanting or greed, not only physical starvation effects
rapacious
vsesurient
1 8.9

Very hungry and likely to eat large amounts of food

is about hunger or greed without implying aggressive devouring behavior
grasping
vsesurient
1 8.2

Wanting to get more money or things in a selfish way

includes that acquisitive focus but also strong appetite for food
sharp-set
vsesurient
1 9.1

Feeling very hungry and ready to eat a lot

is broader, covering both hunger and greedy desire for possessions
ravening
vsesurient
9.9

Very hungry or greedy and acting in a violent way to take what others have

is a strong hunger or greed without predatory aggressive action
wolfish
vsesurient
7.2

Being very hungry and wanting to eat a lot

is a general strong desire without the animal or fierce image
edacious
vsesurient
  • Formal
9.9

Eating large amounts of food

is the broader concept including desire for food or wealth beyond eating
starved
vsesurient
2.1

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

focuses on desire or greed rather than physical deprivation and illness

Antonyms

full
853 1.0

Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough

satiated
1 5.5

Having eaten enough that you do not want more food

How Hungry

famished
  • Informal
1 5.1
esurient
  • Archaic
9.9
hungry
∞ 1.0
peckish
  • UK
5 7.3

Surface Forms

esurient positive

Etymology

Esurient comes from the Latin verb esurire, which means 'to be hungry'. So esurient describes someone very hungry or greedy, literally 'hungry for more', which helps you remember its meaning.