eetlust

Definitions of eetlust
  1. noun
    a feeling of craving something
    synonyms: orexie
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    types:
    snoepzucht
    a strong appetite for sweet food
    type of:
    hunkering
    an intense desire for some particular thing
  2. noun
    a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
    synonyms: honger, orexie
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    types:
    hongerdood, uithongering
    a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
    hypotrofie, inanitie, malnutritie, ondervoeding
    not having enough food to develop or function normally
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