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hungriness vs undernourishment

undernourishment vs hungriness

hungriness and undernourishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hungriness Yes No No No
undernourishment Yes No No No
As nouns, undernourishment is a hyponym of hungriness; that is, undernourishment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hungriness:
  • hungriness: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
  • undernourishment: not having enough food to develop or function normally
hungriness (noun) undernourishment (noun)
strong desire for something (not food or drink) not having enough food to develop or function normally
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
Difference between hungriness and undernourishment

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