"hungriness" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
subtypes:
- bulimia - pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
- emptiness - having an empty stomach
- edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity - excessive desire to eat
- famishment, starvation - a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- malnourishment, undernourishment - not having enough food to develop or function normally
same as: hunger
is a type of: desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
subtypes:
- 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
- discontent, discontentedness, discontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation
same as: longing, yearning
is a type of: desire - an inclination to want things

same as: hunger, thirst, thirstiness