2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire. [1913 Webster] -- {Rav"en*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Rav"en*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ravenousness — index greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ravenousness — noun see ravenous … New Collegiate Dictionary
ravenousness — See ravenously. * * * … Universalium
ravenousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being voracious: avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity. See DESIRE … English dictionary for students
ravenousness — rævnÉ™snɪs n. extreme hungriness, gluttonousness, voraciousness; ardor, enthusiasm … English contemporary dictionary
ravenousness — rav·en·ous·ness … English syllables
ravenousness — noun excessive desire to eat • Syn: ↑edacity, ↑esurience, ↑voracity, ↑voraciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑voracious (for: ↑voraciousness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
appetite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hunger, desire, craving. Ant., aversion, distaste. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A craving for food or drink] Syn. hunger, thirst, craving, longing, urge, taste, dryness, dehydration, starvation, empty… … English dictionary for students
hunger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. desire, craving; famine, hungriness, emptiness; appetite, voracity, greed. v. i. desire, crave, yearn; famish, starve. See gluttony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. craving, longing, yearning, mania,… … English dictionary for students
rapacity — n. 1. Ravenousness, rapaciousness, voraciousness, voracity, avidity, canine appetite. 2. Greed, ravenousness, exercise of plunder. 3. Avariciousness, greediness of gain … New dictionary of synonyms
