athirst C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈθɝst/ UK /əˈθɜːst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj keenly eager or longing; thirsty The young scholar was athirst for knowledge. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · keenly eager or longing;... eagerlongingyearningaviddesirouskeenthirsty ↔ Opposites indifferentapatheticsatedslaked Word family Related forms thirstthirsty Etymology AI details From Middle English afurst, from Old English ofþyrsted ('made thirsty'), past participle of ofþyrstan, from of- (intensive) + þyrstan ('to thirst'). ofþyrsted Old English þurstuz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # athirst **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈθɝst/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈθɜːst/ ## Meanings 1. keenly eager or longing; thirsty ## Examples - The young scholar was athirst for knowledge. ## Synonyms - eager - longing - yearning - avid - desirous - keen - thirsty ## Antonyms - indifferent - apathetic - sated - slaked ## Related Forms - thirst - thirsty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofþyrsted - Root: þurstuz ## Etymology From Middle English afurst, from Old English ofþyrsted ('made thirsty'), past participle of ofþyrstan, from of- (intensive) + þyrstan ('to thirst'). ## AI Etymology Athirst is from Middle English afurst, from Old English ofþyrsted ('made thirsty'), past participle of ofþyrstan, from of- (intensive) + þyrstan ('to thirst'). Important recorded forms include ofþyrsted (Old English) and þurstuz (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers keenly eager or longing; thirsty. The wider family includes related words such as thirst and thirsty. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown