famished

Questions about famished

What does famished mean?

famished means "extremely hungry".

How many syllables are in famished?

famished has 2 syllables: famis-hed. The stress falls on "famis". In IPA it is /ˈfæmɪʃt/.

What is another word for famished?

Close synonyms include ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is famished a common word?

famished is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.