thirst

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Sexual lust.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be thirsty.
2. (intransitive, usually) To desire vehemently.

Synonyms

hunger

thirsty

craving

thirstiness

crave

be thirsty

desire

hungriness

lust

starve

drought

starvation

thirsting

yearn

thirst after

thirst for

languish

longing

desire to drink

appetite

be hungry

dumbness

echo

long for

speech

urgent

‼️

want

yearning

hanker for

angry

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Translations

soif

sed

sete

Durst

sede

dorst

δίψα

set

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عطش

sitis

susuzluk

dürsten

avoir soif

avere sete

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɜːst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thirst

Inherited from Old English: þurst

Cognate with Old High German: thurst

Cognate with Middle High German: durst

Cognate with German: Durst

Cognate with Old Saxon: thurst

Cognate with Old Dutch: thursti

Cognate with Middle Dutch: dorst

Cognate with Dutch: dorst

Cognate with Old Norse: þorsti

Cognate with Swedish: törst

Cognate with Icelandic: þorsti

Cognate with Danish: tørst

Cognate with Norwegian: tørst

Cognate with Ancient Greek: τέρσομαι

Cognate with Albanian: djersë

Cognate with Sanskrit: तृष्णा

Cognate with Sanskrit: तृष्यति

Cognate with Latin: terra

Cognate with Latin: torridus

In summary

From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Germanic cognates include Old High German thurst, Middle High German durst, German Durst, Old Saxon thurst, Old Dutch thursti, Middle Dutch dorst, dorste, Dutch dorst, Old Norse þorsti (Swedish törst, Icelandic þorsti, Danish tørst, Norwegian tørst). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “desire; thirst”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛ́ṣyati), Latin terra, Latin torridus.