athirst
Eager for water
Athirst means intensely thirsty or, more commonly, eagerly longing for something: athirst for knowledge, athirst for adventure.
The word is literary and archaic, appearing mainly in poetry, religious texts, and deliberately elevated prose.
It carries more urgency than simply thirsty or eager.
Sharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
impatient · enthusiastic · hungry · greedy · gung-ho · raring · itching · champing
Severely lacking moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- pantingRapid labored breathing
- unquenchedNot yet satisfied
thirsting · droughty · waterless · desiccated · arid · scorched · wilted · sapped
keen
Sharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
fervent · impatient · enthusiastic · hungry · greedy · gung-ho · raring · itching · champing · straining
dehydrated
Severely lacking moisture
unquenched · thirsting · droughty · waterless · desiccated · arid · scorched · wilted · sapped · sunbaked
longing
Intense, persistent desire
languishing · craving · hungering · desiring · coveting · burning · impassioned · fervent · aspiring · hopeful
hungry
Wanting to eat
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
insatiable · greedy · gluttonous · hankering · peckish · starving · wolfish · unslaked
athirstindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
apathetic · uninterested · disinterested · unenthusiastic · unconcerned
thirsty, thirst, dehydration, hydration, thirsts, thirstiness