thirst

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /θɝst/ UK /θɜːst/ See IPA manual

Freq #7683

Meanings

1

noun
The feeling of needing or wanting to drink.

We developed a great thirst during our long hike.
2

noun
A strong desire for something.

She had a real thirst for knowledge.
3

verb
To strongly desire something.

He thirsted for adventure and travelled the world.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 noun · the feeling of needing or... thirstiness

2 noun · a strong desire for something. hunger craving

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Word family

Forms thirstedthirstingthirsts

Derived forms bloodthirstthirst-busterthirst-quenchingthirsty

Related forms hunger

Etymology

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…

*ters- Proto-Indo-European thirst Middle English þurst Old English *þurstu Proto-West Germanic *þurstuz Proto-Germanic

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# thirst

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /θɝst/
**IPA (UK):** /θɜːst/
**Frequency rank:** 7683

## Meanings
1. The feeling of needing or wanting to drink.
2. A strong desire for something.
3. To strongly desire something.

## Examples
- We developed a great thirst during our long hike.
- She had a real thirst for knowledge.
- He thirsted for adventure and travelled the world.

## Synonyms
- craving
- longing

## Derived Forms
- bloodthirst
- thirst-buster
- thirst-quenching
- thirsty

## Related Forms
- hunger

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ters-
- Root: thirst
- Root: þurst
- Root: *þurstu
- Root: *þurstuz

## Etymology
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…

## AI Etymology
Thirst is 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).

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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