hungriness

Noun hungriness has 3 senses

• hungriness(n = noun.state) hunger - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation; Array
is a kind of drive
has particulars: bulimia, emptiness, edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity, famishment, starvation, malnourishment, undernourishment
Derived form adjective hungry₁

• hungriness(n = noun.feeling) longing, yearning - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need; Array
is a kind of desire
has particulars: hankering, yen, pining, wishfulness, wistfulness, nostalgia, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment
Derived form adjective hungry₂

• hungriness(n = noun.attribute) hunger, thirst, thirstiness - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
is a kind of desire