noun
- the state or condition of feeling hungry; a desire or need for food
- an intense desire or craving for something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The hungriness in her stomach grew as the afternoon wore on.
- His hungriness for success drove him to work late every night.
- After the long hike, the children's hungriness was obvious.
- She felt a hungriness for knowledge that no book could fully satisfy.
- The team's hungriness to win the championship was evident in their practice sessions.
- He complained about the hungriness he felt before lunch.