hunger vs emptiness
emptiness vs hungerhunger and emptiness both are nouns.
hunger is a verb but emptiness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hunger | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| emptiness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
emptiness is a hyponym of
hunger; that is, emptiness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
hunger:
- hunger: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
- emptiness: having an empty stomach
Other hyponyms of hunger include
bulimia, edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity, famishment, starvation, malnourishment, undernourishment.
| hunger (noun) | emptiness (noun) |
|---|---|
| strong desire for something (not food or drink) | the quality of being valueless or futile |
| a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation | an empty area or space |
| the state of containing nothing | |
| having an empty stomach |
| hunger (verb) | emptiness (verb) |
|---|---|
| be hungry; go without food | |
| have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | |
| feel the need to eat |
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