Thirsty or not thirsty? That is the question..

Greetings,

What is the word used to describe when one is not thirsty? We commonly use the term “full” when one is not hungry, but is there a word in the English language (or any other language for that matter) to say that one is not thirsty?

Vincent, Montréal.

BTW- I realize we can use “quenched”, but that is not used specifically for not being thirsty… Is “unthirsty” accepted?

I’m sorry if the answer seems obvious to a native English speaker :slight_smile:

“Thirstless”

Just because “quenched” may have other meanings doesn’t preclude it from being the word used for thirst. “Slaked” is similarly used as a satisfier for thirst, among other meanings.

“Full,” of course, has many meanings other than hungerless, but that didn’t stop you from using it in that sense.

“Thirstless” is not a word, for all you non-native English speakers.

Slaked?

Damn. Too slow again.

Yes, I realize the use of the word “full” was incorrect.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Nice try with thirstless, it made me laugh :slight_smile:

As Radar O’Reilly put it, “I think I’ve been slaked.”

And for all you non-OED possessors:

Nyaa!

Or should that be “OED possesslessors?”:smiley:

It may be a word in English, but it ain’t a word in American! :smiley:

What I’ve occasionally wondered is why we have words for the feeling of wanting or needing to drink (“thirsty”), to eat (“hungry”), to sleep (“sleepy” or “tired”), to have sex (“horny”), but no words for the feeling of needing to go to the bathroom.

We use analogies for that purpose:

Opening the floodgates, drain the veins, etc

Sated?

Hydrated