hungriness

/-grēnə̇s -grin-/ (ame, mw)

hungriness — noun

1. the uncomfortable physical feeling in your stomach that tells you your body need

1.名詞B2
釋義

the uncomfortable physical feeling in your stomach that tells you your body needs to eat food

例句

After six hours without food, the hikers felt an intense hungriness that slowed their pace.

collocation: intense hungriness

Nadia's hungriness grew worse as she watched her friends eat lunch without her.

同義詞
反義詞
  • fullness

    the feeling of having eaten enough

  • satiety

    more formal; the state of being satisfied after eating

文法句型

[uncountable noun]

用法筆記

Far less common than hunger in everyday speech. Hunger can refer to both the physical need for food and a strong desire for something; hungriness is almost always limited to the literal physical sensation.

常見錯誤

❌I have a hungriness for adventure.
✅I have a hunger for adventure.
💡Hungriness is rarely used for metaphorical desires; use hunger instead.
❌I feel hungriness.
✅I feel hungry.
💡The adjective hungry is much more natural for expressing how you feel.