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hangriness

hangriness noun: the state of being hangry; hanger.

Noun

hangriness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being hangry; hanger.
    • But how hunger turns into hangriness is a mystery, says Jennifer MacCormack, a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in psychology and neuroscience, who wanted to understand the phenomenon.2018 November 6, Angus Chen, “How Hunger Pangs Can Make Nice People 'Hangry'”, in NPR
    • In addition, stress or intense emotions can actually lead to more ghrelin production and hunger. Stress-eating is a cousin of hangriness.2022, Micaela Fox Corn, “Tween Science Hangry?”, in Pitt Med

Origin of hangriness

From hangry + -ness.

Questions about hangriness

What does hangriness mean?
Hangriness means the state of being hangry; hanger.
What part of speech is hangriness?
Hangriness is a noun.

Words near hangriness in the dictionary

  1. hangoverlike
  2. hangovers
  3. hangrier
  4. hangriest
  5. hangrily
  6. hangriness
  7. hangry
  8. hangs
  9. hangs a left
  10. hangs a leg
  11. hangs a Louie

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