Hunger vs Affamish - What's the difference?
hunger | affamish |
A need or compelling desire for food.
(by extension) Any strong desire.
* Spenser
To be in need of food.
(figuratively) To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
* Bible, Matthew v. 6
(archaic) To make hungry; to famish.
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
* With light thereof I do myself sustain,
And thereon feed my love affamisht heart. -
As verbs the difference between hunger and affamish
is that hunger is to be in need of food while affamish is to cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.As a noun hunger
is a need or compelling desire for food.hunger
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) hunger, from (etyl) . Compare Dutch honger, German and Low German Hunger, Swedish hunger.Noun
(en noun)- I have a hunger to win.
- O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!
Usage notes
The phrase be hungry'' is more common than ''have hunger to express a need for food.Antonyms
* satiety * satiationDerived terms
* hunger is the best spiceSee also
* thirstEtymology 2
From (etyl) hyngran.Verb
(en verb)- I hungered for your love.
- Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.
References
*Anagrams
* ----affamish
English
Verb
(es)And thereon feed my love affamisht heart. -
