esuriencyn.
/iːˈsjʊərɪənsi/ The quality or state of being esurient; fondness for eating.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > gastronomy > [noun]
lickerousnessc1380
lickerousheadc1450
lickerishness1580
friandise1603
epicurisma1620
gastrology1810
gastronomy1814
gastrophilism1814
gormandize1814
esuriency1819
gourmanderie1823
deipnosophism1824
gastrosophy1824
aristology1835
gourmandism1850
gourmetism1853
opsophagy1854
fine dining1940
1819 L. Hunt Indicator No. 12 (1822) I. 91 His third era of esuriency takes place in the house of a Spanish gentleman.
1833 New Monthly Mag. 38 223 That were as endless as Mr. Dando's infinite esuriency.
1886 W. S. Lilly Chapters European Hist. I. 30 The eye speaks of nothing but dull esuriency.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1819