ravenousness

rav·en·ous

 (răv′ə-nəs)

adj.

1. Extremely hungry or characterized by extreme hunger; voracious: missed lunch and was ravenous by dinnertime.

2. Predatory or ferocious in predation: ravenous lions.

3. Eager for gratification or extremely desirous: "I'm ravenous for news, any kind of news" (Margaret Atwood).

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[Middle English, from Old French ravineux, from raviner, to take by force, from Vulgar Latin *rapīnāre, from Latin rapīna, plunder; see rapine.]

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rav′en·ous·ly adv.

rav′en·ous·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ravenousness - excessive desire to eat     edacity, esurience, voraciousness, voracity hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

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ravenousness

noun

The quality or condition of being voracious:

avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity.

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Translations

ضَراوَه

vyhladovělost

forslugenhedgrådighed

Heißhunger

voracité

falánkság

græîgi

aviditàfame da lupirapacità

glupende appetitt

vyhladnutosť

kıtlıktan çıkmışcasına

贪婪

ravenous

(ˈrӕvənəs) adjective

very hungry. baie honger مُفْتَرِس، ضارٍ гладен esfomeado vyhladovělý heißhungrig hundesulten λιμασμένοςvoraz, famélico väga näljane بسیار گرسنه nälkäinen vorace רָעֵב מְאוֹד मरभुक्खा, भुक्खड़ी, लालची proždrljiv falánk rakus glorhungraður vorace がつがつした 몹시 굶주린 godus, peralkęs izbadējies lapar uitgehongerdskrubbsulten zgłodniały سراښ، وږى esfomeado înfo­metat, lihnit (de foame) голодный как волк vyhladnutý sestradan izgladneo utsvulten ซึ่งตะกละมาก kurt gibi acıkmış 餓極了的 дуже голодний, зголоднілий بے حد بھوکا đói 饿极了的

ˈravenously adverb

baie honger بِضَراوَه гладно esfomeadamente hladově heißhungrig grådigt; forslugent αδηφάγα, αρπακτικά vorazmente nälginult حریصانه nälkäisesti voracement בְרַעַבתָנוּת लालच proždrljivo falánk módon dengan rakus græðgislega voracemente がつがつして 게걸스럽게 godžiai rijīgi; kāri dengan lapar uitgehongerdglupsk, skrubbsultent żarłocznie سراښ esfomeadamente cu o foame de lup жадно hladne sestradano izgladnelo hungrigt, lystet, glupande อย่างตะกละ aç kurt gibi 餓壞了地 зголодніло ندیدے پن سے đói 饥饿地贪婪地，大嚼地

ˈravenousness noun

baie honger wees ضَراوَه глад voracidade vyhladovělost der Heißhunger grådighed; forslugenhed αδηφαγία voracidad suur nälg گرسنگی شدید nälkäisyys voracitéרעבתנות लालची proždrljivost falánkság kerakusan græðgi voracità 飢え 게걸스러움 godumas rijīgums kelaparan grote honger glupende appetitt żarłoczność وږى voracidade foame de lup ненасытность vyhladnutosť sestradanost izgladnelost utsvultenhet ความตะกละ kıtlıktan çıkmışcasına 餓壞了 зголоднілість حرص cơn đói 贪婪

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