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ravenousness

ravenousness

7.7
Very strong hunger that makes you want to eat a lot
  • noun
  • /ˈrævənəsnəs/
translation icon : voracidad
  • He felt ravenousness!

Examples

  • She tried to ignore her ravenousness during the long, drawn-out meeting.

  • The hikers' ravenousness was obvious as they devoured their meal in silence.

  • After two days without food, his ravenousness made it difficult to think about anything but eating.

  • After the long hike, his ravenousness was evident.

  • After hiking all day, her ravenousness led her to devour an entire pizza by herself.

  • His ravenousness for snacks during the movie resulted in an empty popcorn bucket within minutes.

  • The ravenousness of the stray dogs was evident as they eagerly approached the food truck.

Synonyms

gluttony
vsravenousness
15 7.6

A habit of eating much more food or drink than your body needs

captures intense physical hunger rather than a moral failing
voracity
vsravenousness
3 8.4

A very strong hunger or want for something you cannot get enough of

leans toward eager hunger for food rather than purely physical hunger
voraciousness
vsravenousness
1 7.9

A very strong desire for more food, money or success

is more narrowly about extreme hunger for food rather than broader wants
piggishness
vsravenousness
1 7.8

A habit of eating too much in a greedy way

is the strong desire to eat but without insulting character
esurience
vsravenousness
9.9

A very strong hunger that makes you eat a lot

is an extreme desire to eat rather than a moral judgement
edacity
vsravenousness
  • Formal
9.9

A very strong desire to eat too much

focuses on intense eating desire rather than general greed
greediness
vsravenousness
3.9

Wanting too much food and eating more than needed

emphasizes voracious urge to eat rather than moral blame
gormful appetite
vsravenousness
  • Archaic
9.9

A very strong wish to eat and drink a lot

is about strong hunger intensity rather than playful exaggeration
Brobdingnagian appetite
vsravenousness
9.9

A very strong feeling that makes someone eat a lot of food

focuses on excessive hunger size rather than moral or figurative use
porkish appetite
vsravenousness
  • Archaic
8.8

A very strong desire to eat a lot

stresses intense craving to eat rather than insulting character
hoggishness
vsravenousness
9.7

A very greedy way of eating a lot of food

focuses on extreme appetite itself rather than rude behaviour

Antonyms

43 2.5

Giving someone what they want or need

26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

How Hungry

starvation
83 4.7
ravenousness
7.7
hunger
266 1.0
appetite
299 2.1

Surface Forms

ravenousness singular

Morphology

ravenousness = ravenous (semi-transparent) = raven + ous + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjectival base 'ravenous' using the suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

The word ravenousness comes from an old word ravin, from the Latin rapere meaning 'to grab', and it described a hunger that wants to grab food. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a raven quickly taking food, because ravenousness means extreme, greedy hunger.