thirstiness
noun
thirstiness is a noun meaning “The property of being thirsty; thirst” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-H-I-R-S-T-I-N-E-S-S, and it appears about once in every 95 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does thirstiness mean?
noun
- 1
The property of being thirsty; thirst.
It was not the heat that caused his thirstiness, it was the low humidity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is thirstiness?
Thirstiness appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Thirstiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of being thirsty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Durstigkeit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thirstiness come from?
From thirsty + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).