Ravenousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ravenous \Rav"en*ous\ (r[a^]v"'n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.]
     1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious;
        hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
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     2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite


        or desire.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Rav"en*ous*ly}, adv. --
        {Rav"en*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ravenousness
       n : excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {voracity},
            {voraciousness}]