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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
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Spicy and ravishing, everything from your charisma to your creative spark will be impossible to deny.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Adam Friedland is this era’s Rodney Dangerfield, if Dangerfield trained his sights on politics and had a ravishing head of hair.
—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
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“Ravishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravishing. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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