prehunger
gər noun
1.
a compelling need or desire for food.
2.
the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger.
3.
a shortage of food; famine.
4.
a strong or compelling desire or craving: hunger for power.
00:10
Prehunger
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
verb (used with object)
Idioms 7.
Rare. to subject to hunger; starve.
8.
from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger. Also, strictly from hunger.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hungor; cognate with German Hunger
before 900; Middle English; Old English hungor; cognate with German Hunger
Related forms
hun·ger·ing·ly, adverb
half-hun·gered, adjective
pre·hun·ger, noun
Synonyms
4. appetite, greed, lust, itch.
4. appetite, greed, lust, itch.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To prehunger
Collins
World English Dictionary
hunger (ˈhʌŋɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food |
| 2. | an appetite, desire, need, or craving: hunger for a woman |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to have or cause to have a need or craving for food |
| 4. | (intr; |
| [Old English hungor; related to Old High German hungar, Old Norse hungr, Gothic hūhrus] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
hunger
O.E. hungor "unease or pain caused by lack of food, craving appetite, debility from lack of food," from P.Gmc. *khungrus (cf. O.H.G. hungar, O.N. hungr, Ger. hunger, Du. honger, Goth. huhrus), probably from PIE base *kenk- "to burn, be dry, pain." Hungry is O.E. hungrig.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
hunger hun·ger (hŭng'gər)
n.
A strong desire or need for food.
The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
A strong desire or craving, as for affection.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
