esurient

adjective

i-ˈsu̇r-ē-ənt How to pronounce esurient (audio)
Definition of esurientnext
as in greedy
having a huge appetite the deli is frequented by young, single professionals, esurient after those long hours spent staring at the monitor of a computer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esurient
  1. greedy
  2. ravenous
  3. gluttonous
  4. voracious
  5. hungry
Adjective
  • Yearning for physical perfection—encouraged by a greedy beauty culture intent on feeding it—is a debilitating waste of energy.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In 1545, Spanish colonizers greedy for precious metals established a mining town named Potosí in current-day Bolivia, more than 13,000 feet high, at the foot of a mountain that was rumored to be made of silver.
    — Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of greedy
Adjective
  • Regardless of their general publisher designation, the ravenous architects of Hungry Minds want to be known beyond the world of reading.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Once everyone had a turn, the tables were opened for ravenous seconds, thirds and fourths, until no crumbs were left behind.
    — Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of ravenous
Adjective
  • To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
    — Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Another venerable Caribbean Carnival tradition is the breakfast party, which on paper sounds like bona-fide madness: wake up in the middle of the night, go to a nice venue, drink and dance until the sun rises, eat a gluttonous drunken breakfast, then return home to get back in bed and knock out.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of gluttonous
Adjective
  • The industry’s voracious hunger for data often skips over the ethical considerations, which, again, brings us back to the principles of an organization’s corporate culture.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • China’s cockroach farms are already addressing this issue, feeding vast quantities of organic waste to billions of voracious insects.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of voracious
Adjective
  • The minds behind Hungry Minds are just that — hungry.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Like many of these greats, Isak will be hungry for more.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of hungry
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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