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hungriness

hungriness

1.0
A strong need for food that makes you want to eat
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌŋɡrɪnəs/
translation icon : hambre
  • He felt a deep hungriness after the long hike.

Examples

  • Children suffering from hungriness cannot concentrate well in class.

  • The sight of the delicious meal only intensified her hungriness.

  • After skipping breakfast, his hungriness distracted him from his work all morning.

  • Her hungriness was evident as she stared at the menu.

  • After skipping breakfast, his hungriness made it hard for him to focus on his work.

  • Children experiencing hungriness struggle to pay attention in class.

  • The rich aroma of the food heightened her hungriness as she entered the kitchen.

Synonyms

appetite
vshungriness
299 2.1

A desire to eat or to have new experiences

is the need or want for food arising from lack rather than general craving
hunger
vshungriness
266 1.0

A feeling of weakness and discomfort when you need food

is the general state of needing or wanting food
starvation
vshungriness
83 4.7

A very strong hunger that happens when someone has no food for a long time

is the general need for food, not the prolonged, life threatening condition
ravenousness
vshungriness
7.7

Very strong hunger that makes you want to eat a lot

is a normal level of need or wanting rather than extreme desire
esurience
vshungriness
9.9

A very strong hunger that makes you eat a lot

is the ordinary state of needing or wanting food without excess
clem
vshungriness
  • Archaic
9.9

A strong feeling of hunger

is the neutral, noninformal state of needing or wanting food

Antonyms

satisfaction
192 2.2

A pleasant feeling when you achieve something or your needs are met

How Hungry

starvation
83 4.7
hungriness
1.0
appetite
299 2.1

Surface Forms

hungriness singular
hungrinesses plural

Morphology

hungriness = hungry (transparent) = hungry + ness

The noun is a straightforward formation from the adjective 'hungry' with the productive nominalizer '-ness', so its meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Hungriness comes from the old word hunger, which meant 'want of food' and is the same root as hungry. So hungriness means the feeling of needing to eat.