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hunger

noun

1 hunger

A physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation.

synonym: hungriness.

Dutch: honger
Polish: łaknienie, głód

2 hunger

Strong desire for something (not food or drink):
— Hunger for affection.

synonyms: hungriness, thirst, thirstiness.

Roget 865: desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need, exigency.    mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, ... show more

Roget 865: desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need, exigency.    mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, ... show more

Dutch: honger, trek
Polish: głód

verb

1 hunger

Feel the need to eat.

2 hunger

Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.

synonyms: crave, lust, starve, thirst.

Dutch: een sterk verlangen hebben, smachten, lusten

3 hunger

Be hungry; go without food.

synonyms: famish, starve.

Dutch: rammelen, doodhongeren, verhongeren


Moby thesaurus: ache, an universal wolf, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, aspire after, be ravenous, break bread, canine appetite, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, chewing, consumption, count calories, covet, coveting, crave ... show more.

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