'Ravenousness' definitions:

Definition of 'ravenousness'

From: WordNet
noun
Excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness]

Definition of 'Ravenousness'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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]

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