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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation;
[syn: hunger, hungriness]

2. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need;
[syn: longing, yearning, hungriness]

3. strong desire for something (not food or drink);
- Example: "a thirst for knowledge"
- Example: "hunger for affection"
[syn: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hungriness \hungriness\ n.
   1. The state of being hungry; a need for food.

   Syn: hunger.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. An intense desire.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hungriness
    n 1: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food
         deprivation [syn: hunger, hungriness]
    2: prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: longing,
       yearning, hungriness]
    3: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
       for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger,
       hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]