foodlessness
Having no nourishment
Foodlessness is the state of being without food—a condition of having nothing to eat.
The word is rare, appearing occasionally in literary or historical contexts describing famine or deprivation: The refugees faced weeks of foodlessness.
More common alternatives include hunger, starvation, or simply lack of food.
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- privationLack of necessities
want · neediness · impoverishment · penury · indigence · hardship · distress · austerity
Deficient supply of necessities
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- lackDeficiency or absence
unavailability · inadequacy · undersupply · sparsity · meagerness · rationing · lean times
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- famine reliefAssistance during mass hunger
famine victims · humanitarian crisis · emergency aid · disaster response · relief efforts · aid distribution · rationing · failed harvest
Desire for food
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- pangsSudden sharp sensations
- growling stomachNoisy hungry abdomen
- emptinessAbsence of substance
weakness · lightheadedness · fasting · ravenous · voracious · insatiable · unfed · starved
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- hungerNeed for nourishment
privation · want · neediness · impoverishment · penury · indigence · hardship · distress · austerity · destitution
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
lack · unavailability · inadequacy · undersupply · sparsity · meagerness · rationing · lean times
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
- blightPlant disease causing decay
famine relief · famine victims · humanitarian crisis · emergency aid · disaster response · relief efforts · aid distribution · rationing · failed harvest · locust swarm
appetite
Desire for food
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- pangsSudden sharp sensations
- growling stomachNoisy hungry abdomen
emptiness · weakness · lightheadedness · fasting · ravenous · voracious · insatiable · unfed · starved · famished
foodlessnessplenty
Sufficient quantity, and then some
abundance · satiety · nourishment · food security · plentifulness