inhiation means A gaping after; eager desire; craving. It carries an Arena rating of 1364, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, inhiation ranks #284 of 13,223 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #786 of 13,223 for Most Malleable Words, #835 of 13,223 for Scariest Words, #1,228 of 13,223 for Most Ingenious Words.
inhiation is pronounced /ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/.
Why “inhiation” is a great word
INHIATION — [Noun] A gaping after; an eager desire or craving. From Latin inhiātiōn-em, from inhiō ("to gape at, desire eagerly"), from in- ("at, upon") + hiō ("to gape, yawn"). Unlike "apathy," which is a hollowed-out lack of feeling, or "satiety," the heavy conclusion of gratification, inhiation is the raw, physical onset of want. It is the child’s face pressed against the sweetshop glass, the pilgrim’s first glimpse of the distant spire, the sharp intake of breath before a name is called—the silent shape of hunger made visible, a hollow architecture of pure anticipation.
Etymology
From Latin inhiātiō, from inhiō, from in- + hiō (“gape”).
noun
- A gaping after; eager desire; craving.“Who was he […] that said, "Marriage was a loosing the reins to luxury, an inhiation after obscene lusts?"”
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