hunger

Speech parts

1. hunger - Noun

2. hunger - Adjective

3. hunger - Verb

Meaning

An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.

Any strong eager desire.

To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

To have an eager desire; to long.

To make hungry; to famish.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lust thirst need want desire famine starvation ambition malnutrition appetite starve longing craving emptiness eagerness
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Antonyms

satiety malice loathing detestation opposition hate
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Hypernyms

drive want desire suffer smart ache

Hyponyms

starvation emptiness bulimia edacity famishment voracity

Phrases with the word

from hunger hunger striker hunger moon relieve hunger dying of hunger dying from hunger

Derivatives

hungered hungering hunger

Examples

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder. Aristophanes

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger. Basil of Caesarea

What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well. John Chrysostom

Hunger is a bigger master than the king. Bulgarian Proverb

You don't satisfy your hunger by watching others work. Armenian Proverb

Hunger is the best cook. Czech Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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