esurient

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /ɪˈsʊriənt/ UK /ɪˈsjʊəriənt/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
hungry or greedy

The esurient guests fell upon the banquet the moment it was served.

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Synonyms

1 adj · hungry or greedy hungry greedy ravenous voracious rapaciousfamished

Opposites

satiated sated full

Word family

Derived forms esurienceesuriencyesuriently

Etymology

From Latin esurientem, present participle of esurire 'to be hungry, desire food', a desiderative of edere 'to eat'.

esurire Latin edere Latin

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Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives

# esurient

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪˈsʊriənt
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈsjʊəriənt

## Meanings
1. hungry or greedy

## Examples
- The esurient guests fell upon the banquet the moment it was served.

## Synonyms
- hungry
- greedy
- ravenous
- voracious
- rapacious
- famished

## Antonyms
- satiated
- sated
- full

## Derived Forms
- esurience
- esuriency
- esuriently

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: esurire
- Root: edere

## Etymology
From Latin esurientem, present participle of esurire 'to be hungry, desire food', a desiderative of edere 'to eat'.

## AI Etymology
Esurient is from Latin esurientem, present participle of esurire 'to be hungry, desire food', a desiderative of edere 'to eat'. Important recorded forms include esurire (Latin) and edere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers hungry or greedy. The wider family includes derived forms such as esurience, esuriency, and esuriently.

## Topics
- Food & Drink
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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