athirst

athirst

adjective \ə-ˈthərst\

Definition of ATHIRST

1

archaic : thirsty

2

: having a strong eager desire <I that for ever feel athirst for glory — John Keats>

Examples of ATHIRST

1. <was athirst for any news at all about family members serving in the war zone>

Origin of ATHIRST

Middle English, from Old English ofthyrst, past participle of ofthyrstan to suffer from thirst, from of off, from + thyrstan to thirst — more at of

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ATHIRST

Synonyms

agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, eager, avid, crazy, desirous, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked [slang], great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked [slang], thirsty, voracious, wild

Antonyms

apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

Related Words

engaged, interested; happy, hung up, obsessed; ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining; breathless, restive, restless; amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing

Near Antonyms

casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested; aloof, detached, disinterested; impassive, stolid; halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless; averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant, unwilling

See Synonym Discussion at eager

Rhymes with ATHIRST

accursed, airburst, at first, cloudburst, downburst, emersed, face-first, feetfirst, groundburst, headfirst, outburst, starburst, sunburst