Definition of hungriness Hungriness
hun•gri•ness
We found 5 definitions of hungriness from 3 different sources.
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What does hungriness mean?
WordNet
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| hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||
| longing, yearning | ||
| desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" | ||
| hankering, yen a yearning for something or to do something | ||
| pining a feeling of deep longing | ||
| wishfulness an unrealistic yearning | ||
| wistfulness a sadly pensive longing | ||
| nostalgia longing for something past | ||
| hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation | ||
| hunger | ||
| drive the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" | ||
| bulimia pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) | ||
| emptiness having an empty stomach | ||
| ravenousness, edacity, esurience, voracity, voraciousness extreme gluttony | ||
| famishment, starvation the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care" | ||
| hungriness - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" | ||
| hunger, thirst, thirstiness | ||
| desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- hungriness, noun, singular of hungrinesses.
