- esuriency
- [ıʹsjʋ(ə)rıən|s,-{ıʹsjʋ(ə)rıən}sı] n книжн.
1. голод; чувство голода2. жадность (голодного)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
esuriency
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esuriency — See esurience. * * * … Universalium
esuriency — esu·ri·en·cy … English syllables
esuriency — noun see esurience … Useful english dictionary
esurient — esurience, esuriency, n. esuriently, adv. /i soor ee euhnt/, adj. hungry; greedy. [1665 75; < L esurient (s. of esuriens, prp. of esurire) hungering, equiv. to esur hunger + ent ENT] * * * … Universalium
esurient — (adj.) 1670s, from L. esurientem (nom. esuriens), prp. of esurire to be hungry, from stem of edere to eat (see EDIBLE (Cf. edible)). Related: Esurience; esuriency … Etymology dictionary
esurient — /əˈsjuriənt/ (say uh syoohreeuhnt), /i / (say ee ) adjective hungry; greedy. {Latin ēsuriens, present participle, desiring to eat} –esurience, esuriency, noun –esuriently, adverb …
esurient — a. hungry; starving; greedy; n. such person. ♦ esurience, ♦ esuriency, n … Dictionary of difficult words
esurient — [ē soor′ē ənt, ēsyoor′ē ənt] adj. [< L esuriens, prp. of esurire, to be hungry < pp. of edere, EAT] hungry; voracious; greedy esurience n. esuriency esuriently adv … English World dictionary
