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ravishing or ravenous?
Ravenous and ravishing are not synonyms, and mixing these two words may lead to potentially awkward writing or conversation. Ravenous is commonly used with the meaning “very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification,” and ravishing means “unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking.” If you find yourself hungry and standing in front of a spectacular-looking meal you would say (of the food) “that looks ravishing,” and (of yourself) “I am ravenous.” You may, of course, describe yourself as ravishing, but should be aware that you are commenting on your appearance rather than your hunger.
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Examples of ravishing in a Sentence
Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
So beautiful it should be signed up by a modelling agency, Mauritius is perhaps the most ravishing island in the Indian Ocean.
—James Rampton, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
The show included a staggering 180 objects, among them beautiful Christian ivory reliefs, bronzes of Black figures, crystal animal sculptures, frescos from a Sudanese church, mosaics that left us randy, and some of the most ravishing illuminated manuscripts ever made.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
For more ravishing shots from Cassini, check out the previous posts here at 80beats
or over on Bad Astronomy
.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
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“Ravishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravishing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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