Definitions for ravenousˈræv ə nəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rav•en•ousˈræv ə nəs(adj.)

  1. extremely hungry; famished.

  2. predatory:

    a ravenous jungle beast.

  3. intensely eager:

    ravenous for affection.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of ravenous:

1350–1400; ME < OF ravineus=ravin(er) to raven2+-eus -ous

rav′en•ous•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient(adj)

    extremely hungry

    "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"

  2. edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish(adj)

    devouring or craving food in great quantities

    "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"

Wiktionary

  1. ravenous(Adjective)

    Very hungry.

  2. ravenous(Adjective)

    Eager for prey or gratification.

  3. Origin: From ravineus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ravenous(adj)

    devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture

  2. Ravenous(adj)

    eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire


Translations for ravenous

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ravenous(adjective)

very hungry.

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