Athirst
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈθɜːst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Athirst is an adjective meaning (figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).
Meaning
(figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).
More Meanings
- (archaic) Thirsty.
Example Sentences
I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
O sleepless heart and sombre soul unsleeping, That were athirst for sleep and no more life And no more love, for peace and no more strife!
I, that forever feel athirst for glory, Could at this moment be content to lie Meekly upon the grass, as those whose sobbings Were heard of none beside the mournful robins.
1913, Rabindranath Tagore, The Gardener, translated from the Bengali by the author, 5, I am restless. I am athirst for far-away things. My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance.
Synonyms for athirst
Depending on context, synonyms include hungry, thirsty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thirsty, hungry, desirous, eager, thristy, thursty.
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