Definitions for ravenousˈræv ə nəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rav•en•ousˈræv ə nəs(adj.)
extremely hungry; famished.
predatory:
a ravenous jungle beast.
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
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"
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
ravenous(Adjective)
Very hungry.
ravenous(Adjective)
Eager for prey or gratification.
Origin: From ravineus.
Webster Dictionary
Ravenous(adj)
devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture
Ravenous(adj)
eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire
Translations for ravenous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ravenous(adjective)
very hungry.
- baie hongerAfrikaans
- مُفْتَرِس، ضارٍArabic
- гладенBulgarian
- esfomeadoPortuguese (BR)
- vyhladovělýCzech
- heißhungrigGerman
- hundesultenDanish
- λιμασμένοςGreek
- voraz, famélicoSpanish
- väga näljaneEstonian
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- nälkäinenFinnish
- voraceFrench
- רָעֵב מְאוֹדHebrew
- मरभुक्खा, भुक्खड़ी, लालचीHindi
- proždrljivCroatian
- falánkHungarian
- rakusIndonesian
- glorhungraðurIcelandic
- voraceItalian
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- 몹시 굶주린Korean
- godus, peralkęsLithuanian
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- laparMalay
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- skrubbsultenNorwegian
- zgłodniałyPolish
- بسیار گرسنهPersian
- سراښ، وږىPashto
- esfomeadoPortuguese
- înfometat, lihnit (de foame)Romanian
- голодный как волкRussian
- vyhladnutýSlovak
- sestradanSlovenian
- izgladneoSerbian
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- ซึ่งตะกละมากThai
- kurt gibi acıkmışTurkish
- 餓極了的Chinese (Trad.)
- дуже голодний, зголоднілийUkrainian
- بے حد بھوکاUrdu
- đóiVietnamese
- 饿极了的Chinese (Simp.)
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