ravenousness
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈrævənəsnəs/
- He felt ravenousness!
Examples
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She tried to ignore her ravenousness during the long, drawn-out meeting.
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The hikers' ravenousness was obvious as they devoured their meal in silence.
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After two days without food, his ravenousness made it difficult to think about anything but eating.
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After the long hike, his ravenousness was evident.
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After hiking all day, her ravenousness led her to devour an entire pizza by herself.
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His ravenousness for snacks during the movie resulted in an empty popcorn bucket within minutes.
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The ravenousness of the stray dogs was evident as they eagerly approached the food truck.
Synonyms
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7.6
A habit of eating much more food or drink than your body needs
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8.4
A very strong hunger or want for something you cannot get enough of
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7.9
A very strong desire for more food, money or success
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3.9
Wanting too much food and eating more than needed
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7.8
A habit of eating too much in a greedy way
A very strong hunger that makes you eat a lot
A very strong desire to eat too much
A very strong wish to eat and drink a lot
A very strong feeling that makes someone eat a lot of food
A very strong desire to eat a lot
A very greedy way of eating a lot of food
Antonyms
How Hungry
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.