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hungriness

hungriness noun: the characteristic of being hungry; hunger.

Noun

hungriness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being hungry; hunger.

Origin of hungriness

From hungry + -ness.

Questions about hungriness

What does hungriness mean?
Hungriness means the characteristic of being hungry; hunger.
What part of speech is hungriness?
Hungriness is a noun.

Words near hungriness in the dictionary

  1. hungrified
  2. hungrifies
  3. hungrify
  4. hungrifying
  5. hungrily
  6. hungriness
  7. hungrisome
  8. hungry
  9. hungry as a hog
  10. Hungry Forties
  11. hungry gap

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