Thirstiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

a physiological need to drink

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɜːstinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɜːstinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɜːstinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /θˈɜːstinəs/.

Examples

a thirst for knowledge
hunger for affection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aridness hunger thirst hungriness aridity

Parts of Speech

noun	a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
noun	a physiological need to drink
noun	strong desire for something (not food or drink) “a thirst for knowledge”

Word Forms

arid	adjective	lacking sufficient water or rainfall
thirsty	adjective	needing moisture
thirst	verb	feel the need to drink
hungry	adjective	(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
hunger	verb	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Durst

ein Feuchtigkeitsmangel (vor allem wenn er auf eine dauerhafte Abwesenheit von Niederschlägen zurückzuführen ist)

🇫🇷French

soif

un déficit d'humidité (surtout lorsqu'il résulte d'une absence permanente de précipitations)

🇪🇸Spanish

sed

una deficiencia de humedad (especialmente cuando es resultado de una ausencia permanente de lluvia)

🇮🇹Italian

sete

una carenza di umidità (soprattutto se derivante da un'assenza permanente di precipitazioni)

🇳🇱Dutch

dorst

een tekort aan vocht (vooral als het gevolg is van een permanente afwezigheid van regenval)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sede

uma deficiência de umidade (especialmente quando resultante de uma ausência permanente de chuva)

🇷🇺Russian

жажда

дефицит влаги (особенно в результате постоянного отсутствия осадков)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्यास

नमी की कमी (विशेषकर जब वर्षा की स्थायी अनुपस्थिति के परिणामस्वरूप)

🇧🇩Bengali

তৃষ্ণা

আর্দ্রতার ঘাটতি (বিশেষ করে যখন বৃষ্টিপাতের স্থায়ী অনুপস্থিতির ফলে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தாகம்

ஈரப்பதத்தின் குறைபாடு (குறிப்பாக மழைப்பொழிவு நிரந்தரமாக இல்லாததால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

దాహం

తేమ లోపం (ముఖ్యంగా శాశ్వత వర్షపాతం లేకపోవడం వల్ల)

🇮🇳Marathi

तहान

आर्द्रतेची कमतरता (विशेषत: पावसाच्या कायमस्वरूपी अनुपस्थितीमुळे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરસ

ભેજની ઉણપ (ખાસ કરીને જ્યારે વરસાદની કાયમી ગેરહાજરીના પરિણામે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆ

ತೇವಾಂಶದ ಕೊರತೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಳೆಯ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദാഹം

ഈർപ്പത്തിൻ്റെ കുറവ് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മഴയുടെ സ്ഥിരമായ അഭാവത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਆਸ

ਨਮੀ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਜਦੋਂ ਬਾਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਈ ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پیاس

نمی کی کمی (خاص طور پر جب بارش کی مستقل غیر موجودگی کے نتیجے میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口渴

缺乏水分（尤其是由于永久没有降雨而导致的）

🇯🇵Japanese

喉の渇き

水分不足（特に雨がずっと降らないことが原因の場合）

🇰🇷Korean

목마름

수분 부족(특히 비가 영구적으로 내리지 않아 발생하는 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khát nước

thiếu độ ẩm (đặc biệt là khi không có lượng mưa vĩnh viễn)

🇹🇭Thai

ความกระหายน้ำ

การขาดความชื้น (โดยเฉพาะเมื่อเกิดจากการไม่มีฝนตกถาวร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kedahagaan

kekurangan kelembaban (terutama bila disebabkan oleh tidak adanya curah hujan secara permanen)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkauhaw

isang kakulangan ng kahalumigmigan (lalo na kapag nagreresulta mula sa isang permanenteng kawalan ng pag-ulan)

🇲🇾Malay

rasa dahaga

kekurangan lembapan (terutamanya apabila disebabkan oleh ketiadaan hujan yang kekal)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العطش

نقص الرطوبة (خاصة عندما يكون ذلك نتيجة للغياب الدائم لهطول الأمطار)

🇮🇷Persian

تشنگی

کمبود رطوبت (مخصوصاً زمانی که ناشی از عدم وجود دائمی بارندگی باشد)

🇹🇷Turkish

susuzluk

nem eksikliği (özellikle kalıcı yağış yokluğundan kaynaklandığında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צָמָא

מחסור בלחות (במיוחד כאשר נובע מהיעדר קבוע של גשם)

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