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Thirst

noun/θˈɜːst/
Definition
a physiological need to drink
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/θˈɜːst/
🇬🇧British English
/θˈɜːst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/θˈɜːst/
1 syllable Say it as /θˈɜːst/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna physiological need to drink
nounstrong desire for something (not food or drink)
“a thirst for knowledge”
verbfeel the need to drink
verbhave a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Word Forms
thirstyadjectivefeeling a need or desire to drink
thirstverbfeel the need to drink
hungryadjective(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
hungerverbhave a craving, appetite, or great desire for
thirstnouna physiological need to drink
cravingnounan intense desire for some particular thing
hungernounstrong desire for something (not food or drink)
lustnouna strong sexual desire
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Durst
ein physiologisches Bedürfnis zu trinken
🇫🇷French
soif
un besoin physiologique de boire
🇪🇸Spanish
sed
una necesidad fisiológica de beber
🇮🇹Italian
sete
un bisogno fisiologico di bere
🇳🇱Dutch
dorst
een fysiologische behoefte om te drinken
🇵🇹Portuguese
sede
uma necessidade fisiológica de beber
🇷🇺Russian
жажда
физиологическая потребность пить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्यास
पीने की शारीरिक आवश्यकता
🇧🇩Bengali
তৃষ্ণা
পান করার একটি শারীরবৃত্তীয় প্রয়োজন
🇮🇳Tamil
தாகம்
குடிக்க ஒரு உடலியல் தேவை
🇮🇳Telugu
దాహం
త్రాగడానికి శారీరక అవసరం
🇮🇳Marathi
तहान
पिण्याची शारीरिक गरज
🇮🇳Gujarati
તરસ
પીવાની શારીરિક જરૂરિયાત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆ
ಕುಡಿಯಲು ಶಾರೀರಿಕ ಅಗತ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദാഹം
കുടിക്കാനുള്ള ഫിസിയോളജിക്കൽ ആവശ്യം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿਆਸ
ਪੀਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਲੋੜ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیاس
پینے کی جسمانی ضرورت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
口渴
生理需要喝酒
🇯🇵Japanese
渇き
生理学的に飲酒する必要がある
🇰🇷Korean
갈증
음주에 대한 생리적 욕구
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khát nước
nhu cầu sinh lý để uống
🇹🇭Thai
กระหายน้ำ
ความต้องการทางสรีรวิทยาในการดื่ม
🇮🇩Indonesian
haus
kebutuhan fisiologis untuk minum
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkauhaw
isang pisyolohikal na pangangailangang uminom
🇲🇾Malay
dahaga
keperluan fisiologi untuk minum
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العطش
الحاجة الفسيولوجية للشرب
🇮🇷Persian
تشنگی
نیاز فیزیولوژیکی به نوشیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
susuzluk
içmeye yönelik fizyolojik bir ihtiyaç
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָמָא
צורך פיזיולוגי לשתות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'thirst'?
The primary meaning of 'thirst' is 'a physiological need to drink'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thirst' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'thirst' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'thirst' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'thirst' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'thirst' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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