hun·gry
(hŭng′grē)adj. hun·gri·er,
hun·gri·est 1. Experiencing a desire or need for food.
2. Extremely desirous; avid: hungry for recognition.
3. Characterized by or expressing hunger or craving: hungry eyes.
4. Lacking richness or fertility: hungry soil.
[Middle English hungri, from Old English hungrig, from hungor, hunger.]
hun′gri·ly adv.
hun′gri·ness n.
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| Noun | 1. |  hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivationdrive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire bulimia - pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) famishment, starvation - a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period |
| 2. |  hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or needdesire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state hankering, yen - a yearning for something or to do something pining - a feeling of deep longing |
| 3. | hungriness - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" |
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Translations
جوع
hlad
sult
hungur, svengd
hunger
(ˈhaŋgə) noun1. the desire for food.
A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger. honger جوع глад fome hlad der Hunger sult πείναhambre isu گرسنگي nälkä faimרעב भूख glad éhség rasa lapar hungur, svengd fame 空腹 굶주림 alkis izsalkums kelaparan hongersultgłód ولږه fome foame голод hlad lakota glad hunger ความหิว açlık 食慾 голод بھوک tình trạng đói 食欲 2. the state of not having enough food.
Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger. hongersnood جوع، عَدَم وُجود طَعام глад fome hlad der Hunger sult; hunger ασιτίαhambre nälg گرسنگی nälkä faimרעב भूखमरी gladovanje éhség kelaparan hungur fame 飢え 기근 alkis, badas bads kebuluran hongerhungersnødgłód ولږه fome foame голод hlad lakota glad hunger, svält ความอดอยา açlık, kıtlık 飢餓 голод کھانے کی قلت محسوس کرنا sự đói 饥饿 3. any strong desire.
a hunger for love. begeerte إشْتِياق، شَهْوَه глад fome hlad der Hunger hunger λαχτάραhambre; deseo; ganas iha عطش kaipuu faim רָעָב ל- चाहत cežnja vágyódás keinginan hungur fame 渇望 열망 troškimas alkas; ilgas dahagakan hongersterk lyst, tranggłód د مینی وږی fome dorinţă жажда hlad koprnenje glad hunger, längtan ความปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า özlem, büyük arzu, susamışlık 渴望 жадоба, бажання شدید خواہش sự khao khát 渴望 verb (
usually with for) to long for (
eg affection, love).
honger يَشْتاق жадувам ter fome de hladovět (po) hungern hungre λαχταρώansiar, anhelar janunema تشنه چیزی بودن kaivata avoir faim de לְהִשתוֹקֵק चाहत gladovati, žudjeti vágyódik mendambakan hungra (eftir e-u) aver fame, bramare 渇望する 열망하다 trokšti alkt; ilgoties dahagakan hongerenhungre etter łaknąć, pożądać د یو شی تږی اوسیدل ter fome de a tânji (după) жаждать túžiť, dychtiť (po) hrepeneti po žudeti za hungra (längta) efter ปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า özlemini çekmek, çok arzu etmek 渴望 дуже хотіти, жадати طلب محسوس کرنا khao khát 渴望 wanting or needing food
etc.
a hungry baby; I'm hungry – I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure. honger جائِع ، تَوّاق إلى гладен esfomeado hladový hungrig sulten πεινασμένοςhambriento kõht on tühi, näljane گرسنه nälkäinen affaméרעב भूखा gladan; željan, ceznutljiv éhes lapar svangur affamato 空腹の 배고픈 alkanas izsalcis lapar hongerigsulten, hungrendegłodny وږی esfomeado înfometat голодный; жаждущий hladný lačen, željan gladan hungrig หิว aç 飢餓的 голодний; голодуючий کھانے کا خواہشمند đói 饥饿的 honger بِجوع ، باشْتِياق إلى гладно esfomeadamente hladově hungrig sultent πεινασμένα con hambre, vorazmente näljaselt با گرسنگی nälkäisesti voracement בַּרַעבתָנוּת भूख से gladno, željno éhesen dengan rakus græðgislega voracemente かつがつと 굶주려서 godžiai badaini; badīgi dengan lapar hongerigsultent, begjærligłapczywie له ولږی سره esfomeadamente flămând как голодныи; жадно hladne, dychtivo lačno gladno hungrigt อย่างหิวโหย aç olarak, aç aç, iştahla 飢餓地 жадібно حریصانہ khao khát; thèm muốn 饥饿地 ˈhungriness noun hongerheid جوع глад fome hlad der Hunger sult πείναhambre nälg گرسنگی nälkäisyys faimרעב भूखा रहना glad éhség kelaparan hungur, svengd fame 空腹 굶주림 išalkimas badainums; badīgums kelaparan hongerigheidsulten tilstand łapczywość ولږه fome foame жадность hlad lakotnost gladnost hunger, hungrighet ความหิวโหย açlık 飢餓 жадібність بھوک sự khao khát 饥饿 hunger strike a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands
etc.
The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline. eetstaking إضْراب عن الطَّعام гладна стачка greve de fome hladovka der Hungerstreik sultestrejke απεργία πείνας huelga de hambre näljastreik اعتصاب غذا nälkälakko grève de la faim שְׁבְיתַת רָעָב भूख हड़ताल štrajk gladu éhségsztájk mogok makan hungurverkfall sciopero della fame ハンスト 단식 투쟁 bado streikas bada streiks mogok lapar hongerstakingsultestreikstrajk głodowy د خوړو اعتصاب کول greve da fome greva foamei голодовка hladovka gladovna stavka štrajk glađu hungerstrejk การอดข้าวประท้วง açlık grevi 絕食抗議 голодування بھوک ہڑتال cuộc tuyệt thực 绝食抗议Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need