Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-thurst]
- /əˈθɜrst/
- /ə.ˈθɜːst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-thurst]
- /əˈθɜrst/
Definitions of athirst word
- adjective athirst having an eager desire; longing 3
- adjective athirst thirsty 3
- adjective athirst eager; longing (for a thing) 3
- adjective athirst having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for): She has long been athirst for European travel. 1
- adjective athirst Archaic. thirsty. 1
- noun athirst Thirsty. 1
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Origin of athirst
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English athurst, ofthurst, Old English ofthyrst, past participle of ofthyrstan. See a-2, thirst
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Parts of speech for Athirst
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
athirst popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
athirst usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for athirst
adj athirst
- agog — If you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- avid — You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
- desiring — to wish or long for; crave; want.
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