Difference between Thirstiness and Thirst

What is the difference between Thirstiness and Thirst?

Thirstiness as a noun is the property of being thirsty. while Thirst as a noun is a sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.

Thirstiness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The property of being thirsty.

Thirst

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To desire.To be thirsty.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; — usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.

Example sentence: I have always enjoyed vampire stuff without ever having been a full vampire geek. I suppose I love the idea of blood thirst because it can say so much about us, not simply about addiction but about all those desires that can tear a family apart.

We hope you now know whether to use Thirstiness or Thirst in your sentence.

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