want vs hunger

want and hunger both are nouns.

want and hunger both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
want	Yes	No	Yes	No
hunger	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hunger is a hyponym of want; that is, hunger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than want:

want: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
hunger: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Other hyponyms of want include crave, lust, starve, thirst, fancy, go for, take to, miss, hope, wish, wish well, care, like, wish, itch, spoil, like, ambition, feel like, begrudge, envy, lech after, lust after, hanker, long, yearn, seek.

want (noun)	hunger (noun)
a specific feeling of desire	strong desire for something (not food or drink)
anything that is necessary but lacking	a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
a state of extreme poverty
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

want (verb)	hunger (verb)
wish or demand the presence of	be hungry; go without food
have need of	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason	feel the need to eat
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
be without, lack; be deficient in

Difference between want and hunger

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