Meaning

noun a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

noun strong desire for something (not food or drink)

originEtymology tree English hungry Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hungriness From hungry + -ness.

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