💧 Not needing drink 😌 Not ambitious

unthirsty

8.2

Not wanting attention or praise

adjective
/ʌnˈθɜrsti/

Slang

: desinteresado

She was unthirsty for recognition and preferred to work quietly behind the scenes.

Examples

Unlike many of his peers, Mark was unthirsty for praise and focused on personal growth.
Even after the promotion, he remained unthirsty for more power or attention.
She felt unthirsty after her recent accomplishments.
He remains unthirsty for fame despite his talent.
She was unthirsty for recognition and preferred to work quietly behind the scenes.
Unlike many of his peers, Mark was unthirsty for praise and focused on personal growth.
Even after the promotion, he remained unthirsty for more power or attention.

Synonyms

reluctant

vsunthirsty

247 3.5

Not willing to do something because you feel unsure

is about lacking desire or ambition rather than hesitation to act

Antonyms

eager

447 1.0

Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest

ambitious

128 3.7

Wanting very much to succeed and willing to work hard

How Eager

driven

3.5

ambitious

128 3.7

unthirsty

Slang

8.2

unenthusiastic

4 3.9

indifferent

46 4.4

Surface Forms

unthirsty positive

Morphology

unthirsty = thirsty (semi-transparent) = un + thirst + y

Derives from 'thirsty' but relies on a figurative/colloquial sense ('eager/desirous') that may not be known to all learners, so the negation is only partially predictable.

Etymology

The word unthirsty is made of un- meaning 'not' and thirsty, which today can also mean 'eager for attention'. So, unthirsty means 'not eager for praise or attention'.