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View usage for: (rævənəs) adjectiveIf you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry. She realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving home, and she was ravenous. ...a pack of ravenous animals. Synonyms: starving, starved, very hungry, famished More Synonyms of ravenous ravenously adverb She began to eat ravenously. She emerged looking ravenously hungry. More Synonyms of ravenous ravenous in British English (ˈrævənəs) Derived forms ravenously (ˈravenously) adverb ravenousness (ˈravenousness) noun Word origin C16: from Old French ravineux, from Latin rapīna plunder, from rapere to seize ravenous in American English (ˈrævənəs) adjective1. greedily or wildly hungry; voracious or famished 2. very eager for gratification ravenous for praise Derived forms ravenously (ˈravenously) adverb ravenousness (ˈravenousness) noun Word origin ME ravynous < OFr ravinos < ravine: see raven 2Examples of 'ravenous' in a sentenceravenous In other languagesravenous British English: ravenous / ˈrævənəs/ ADJECTIVE If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry. He had eaten nothing all day and he was ravenous. - American English: ravenous
- Arabic: جائع
- Brazilian Portuguese: morto de fome
- Chinese: 贪婪的
- Croatian: proždrljiv
- Czech: vyhladovělý
- Danish: hundesulten
- Dutch: uitgehongerd
- European Spanish: hambriento voraz
- Finnish: tosi nälkäinen
- French: vorace
- German: heißhungrig
- Greek: λιμασμένος
- Italian: affamato
- Japanese: 飢えた
- Korean: 몹시 굶주린
- Norwegian: skrubbsulten
- Polish: żarłoczny
- European Portuguese: morto de fome
- Romanian: lihnit
- Russian: прожорливый
- Latin American Spanish: hambriento
- Swedish: jättehungrig
- Thai: ซึ่งตะกละมาก
- Turkish: kurt gibi aç
- Ukrainian: зголоднілий
- Vietnamese: rất đói
Chinese translation of 'ravenous' adj to be ravenous 饿(餓)极(極)了的 (è jíle de) ⇒ I'm ravenous! 我饿极了！ (Wǒ è jí le!)
Definition very hungry a pack of ravenous animals Synonyms starved very hungry esurient Opposites full , glutted , sated , satiated He had moderated his ravenous appetite. Synonyms ravening devouring edacious Additional synonymsI sacrificed my career so that my avaricious brother could succeed. Synonyms grasping, greedy, acquisitive, stingy, mean, miserable, rapacious, penny-pinching, parsimonious, miserly, niggardly, covetous, penurious, close-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo, slang), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) Definition jealously longing to possess something His sports car was attracting covetous stares. Synonyms envious, jealous, yearning, greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, avaricious, grasping, mercenaryIs dinner ready? I'm famished. Synonyms starving, starved, voracious, ravenous, ready to eat a horse (informal), ravening - ravage
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Additional synonymsa selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual Synonyms greedy, insatiable, voracious, ravenous, rapacious, piggish, hoggish, edacious, gormandizing Definition greedy for money She is a grasping and manipulative young woman. Synonyms greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, mean, selfish, stingy, penny-pinching (informal), venal, miserly, avaricious, niggardly, covetous, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo, slang), usurious, tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) Definition impossible to satisfy an insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous Synonyms unquenchable, greedy, voracious, ravenous, rapacious, intemperate, gluttonous, unappeasable, insatiate, quenchless, edacious Definition eager to gain at the expense of others predatory business practices Synonyms rapacious, greedy, voracious, vulturous, vulturine Definition greedy or grasping He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup. Synonyms greedy, grasping, insatiable, ravenous, preying, plundering, predatory, voracious, marauding, extortionate, avaricious, wolfish, usurious |