What does famished mean?
Definitions for famished
ˈfæm ɪʃtfam·ished
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word famished.
Princeton's WordNet
famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurientadjective
extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
Wiktionary
famishedadjective
Extremely hungry.
Etymology: Inflected forms.
ChatGPT
FAMISHED
The word "famished" is an adjective that refers to a state of extreme hunger or starvation. It is commonly used to describe a person who is extremely deprived of food and is eager to eat.
Webster Dictionary
Famished
of Famish
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of famished in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of famished in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of famished in a Sentence
Very few persons, comparatively, know how to Desire with sufficient intensity. They do not know what it is to feel and manifest that intense, eager, longing, craving, insistent, demanding, ravenous Desire which is akin to the persistent, insistent, ardent, overwhelming desire of the drowning man for a breath of air; of the shipwrecked or desert-lost man for a drink of water; of the famished man for bread and meat
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for famished
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- مجوعArabic
- HladovíCzech
- udhungret, famishedDanish
- ausgehungert, verhungertGerman
- πεινασμένοςGreek
- famélicoSpanish
- گرسنهPersian
- nälkiintynytFinnish
- affaméFrench
- भूखाHindi
- kiéhezettHungarian
- sangat laparIndonesian
- affamatoItalian
- מוּרעָבHebrew
- famishedJapanese
- lassusLatin
- pakaroaMāori
- uitgehongerdDutch
- sultenNorwegian
- zgłodniały, wygłodzony, głodnyPolish
- faminta, faminto, esfomeado, esfomeadaPortuguese
- înfometate, înfometată, înfometați, hămesit, înfometatRomanian
- голо́дный, изголода́вшийся, изголодавшийся, голода́ющийRussian
- utsvultenSwedish
- களைத்துப்போய்Tamil
- ఆకలితో అల్లాడేTelugu
- หิวThai
- açlıktan Turkish
- зголоднілийUkrainian
- بھوکاUrdu
- Đói khátVietnamese
- פאַמישעדYiddish
- 餒Chinese
Get even more translations for famished »
Translation
Find a translation for the famished definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"famished." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/famished>.
Discuss these famished definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In