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English noun: hungriness

1. hungriness (state) a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation


Synonymshunger


Broader (hypernym)drive


Narrower (hyponym)bulimia, edacity, emptiness, esurience, famishment, malnourishment, ravenousness, starvation, undernourishment, voraciousness, voracity

2. hungriness (feeling) prolonged unfulfilled desire or need


Synonymslonging, yearning


Broader (hypernym)desire


Narrower (hyponym)discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, hankering, nostalgia, pining, wishfulness, wistfulness, yen

3. hungriness (attribute) strong desire for something (not food or drink)


SamplesA thirst for knowledge.
Hunger for affection.


Synonymshunger, thirst, thirstiness


Broader (hypernym)desire









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