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ravenousness

/ˈɹævənəsnəs/ noun

Quality of being ravenous.

Word Origin From Latin rapere 'to seize, carry off, plunder' — ravenous originally meant 'given to seizing prey.' The breakdown raven+ous+ness: raven (seize), -ous (full of), -ness (state). The same root gives us raptor (seizer), rapture (being seized by emotion), surreptitious (secretly seizing), and usurp (seize for oneself). So ravenousness is the state of being fiercely hungry, like a bird of prey — you can almost see the snatching.

noun Quality of being ravenous. countable

His ravenousness after the marathon was astonishing.

(名词) 极度饥饿

他跑完马拉松后的狼吞虎咽令人惊讶。

(sustantivo) Cualidad de ser voraz.

Su voracidad después del maratón fue asombrosa.

(nom) voracité; faim de loup; fringale [Caractère de ce qui est vorace ; faim intense et insatiable.]

Sa voracité après le marathon était stupéfiante.

(Substantiv) Heißhunger; Gier nach Nahrung [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, extrem hungrig zu sein; Heißhunger.]

Seine **ravenousness** nach dem Marathon war erstaunlich.

(名詞) 極度に空腹である状態、または貪欲な性質。

マラソンの後の彼の猛烈な空腹には本当に驚かされた。

(substantivo) fome voraz; voracidade; insaciabilidade; faminência [Qualidade de ser faminto ou insaciavelmente faminto.]

Sua fome após a maratona era espantosa.

Synonyms: voracity voraciousness hunger insatiability gluttony greed appetite Antonyms: satiety fullness satisfaction contentment
Word parts: raven + ous + ness

Related words

raven rapture rapacious raptor

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