- thirst
- n1. thirstiness, Med. polydipsia; dryness, parchedness, dehydration, desiccation.2. craving, strong desire, eagerness, avidity, lust, lustfulness; desirousness, appetency, appetite, hunger, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness; rapacity, rapa-ciousness, greed, greediness, cupidity, avarice, grasp-ingness; longing, wish, wishing, desideration, want, wanting; yearning, hope, hoping, pining, sighing; hankering, Inf. yen, Sl. itch, Sl. the hots; fancy, fancying, coveting, covetousness.v3. feel thirst, be thirsty, crave [s.t.] to drink; be dry, be parched, be dehydrated, be desiccated.4. desire, crave, hunger for, have a strong desire for; lust after, burn for, pant for, be wild or mad about, Sl. have the hots for, Inf. letch after; wish for, long for, desiderate, want; yearn for, hope for, care for, pine for, sign for; hanker after, have a yen for, covet, fancy, have a fancy for, have an eye to, set one's heart on.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.