thirstiness

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. a physiological need to drink
• Syn:
thirst
• Derivationally related forms:
thirsty, thirsty (for: thirst), thirst (for: thirst)
• Hypernyms:
drive
• Hyponyms:
dehydration, polydipsia
2. strong desire for something (not food or drink)
- a thirst for knowledge
- hunger for affection
• Syn:
hunger, hungriness, thirst
• Derivationally related forms:
thirsty, thirsty (for: thirst), thirst (for: thirst), hungry (for: hunger), hunger (for: hunger)
• Hypernyms:
desire
3. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
• Syn:
aridity, aridness
• Derivationally related forms:
thirsty, arid (for: aridness), arid (for: aridity)
• Hypernyms:
dryness, waterlessness, xerotes