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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.
Examples of ravishing in a Sentence
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the ears are massaged by a muscular orchestral score that’s among Alexandre Desplat’s most ravishing work.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
An adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic 1932 Scottish novel, Sunset Song is at once a quintessentially Davies meditation on family and the past, and his most pictorially ravishing work.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Venus will make its ravishing debut in Aries the following day, spicing things up in your social life while increasing the likelihood of encountering passion and romance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Ravishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravishing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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