hunger
English Thesaurus
1. strong desire for something (not food or drink) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | desire, |
| definition | : | an inclination to want things (noun.attribute) |
2. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bulimia, |
| definition | : | pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | emptiness, |
| definition | : | having an empty stomach (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | famishment, starvation, |
| definition | : | a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period (noun.state) |
3. be hungry; go without food (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | hurt, suffer, |
| definition | : | feel pain or be in pain (verb.body) |
4. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | desire, want, |
| definition | : | feel or have a desire for; want strongly (verb.emotion) |
5. feel the need to eat (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | ache, hurt, smart, |
| definition | : | be the source of pain (verb.perception) |
6. strong desire for something (not food or drink) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | athirst, hungry, thirsty, |
| definition | : | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous (adj.all) |
7. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state)
| derivation | : | famish, hunger, starve, |
| definition | : | be hungry; go without food (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | hunger, |
| definition | : | feel the need to eat (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | hungry, |
| definition | : | feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food (adj.all) |
8. be hungry; go without food (verb.consumption)
| antonym | : | be full, |
| definition | : | be sated, have enough to eat (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | hunger, hungriness, |
| definition | : | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | famishment, starvation, |
| definition | : | a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period (noun.state) |
9. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | lust, luxuria, |
| definition | : | self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | craving, |
| definition | : | an intense desire for some particular thing (noun.feeling) |
10. feel the need to eat (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | hunger, hungriness, |
| definition | : | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state) |
11. strong desire for something (not food or drink) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | athirst, hungry, thirsty, |
| definition | : | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous (adj.all) |
12. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state)
| derivation | : | famish, hunger, starve, |
| definition | : | be hungry; go without food (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | hunger, |
| definition | : | feel the need to eat (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | hungry, |
| definition | : | feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food (adj.all) |
13. be hungry; go without food (verb.consumption)
| antonym | : | be full, |
| definition | : | be sated, have enough to eat (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | hunger, hungriness, |
| definition | : | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | famishment, starvation, |
| definition | : | a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period (noun.state) |
14. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | lust, luxuria, |
| definition | : | self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | craving, |
| definition | : | an intense desire for some particular thing (noun.feeling) |
15. feel the need to eat (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | hunger, hungriness, |
| definition | : | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state) |
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