THIRSTINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Strong desire for something (not food or drink)

Example:

hunger for affection

Synonyms:

hunger; hungriness; thirst; thirstiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("thirstiness" is a kind of...):

desire (an inclination to want things)

Derivation:

thirsty ((usually followed by 'for') extremely desirous)

Meaning:

A physiological need to drink

Synonyms:

thirst; thirstiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thirstiness" is a kind of...):

drive (a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thirstiness"):

dehydration (depletion of bodily fluids)

polydipsia (excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction))

Derivation:

thirsty (feeling a need or desire to drink)

Meaning:

A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

Synonyms:

aridity; aridness; thirstiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thirstiness" is a kind of...):

dryness; waterlessness; xerotes (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Derivation:

thirsty (needing moisture)