Ravish vs Revel - What's the difference?
ravish | revel |
(obsolete, or, archaic) To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
* {{quote-book
, year=1873
, author=Jules Verne
, title=Around the World in 80 Days
, chapter=9
To rape.
* {{quote-book
, year=1759
, author=Voltaire
, title=Candide
, chapter=8
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.x:
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
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*:"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels ? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places."
To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
* 1997 , The Art of Practicing, a Guide to Making Music from the Heart
(obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
As verbs the difference between ravish and revel
is that ravish is (obsolete|or|archaic) to seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force while revel is to make merry; to have a gay, lively time or revel can be (obsolete) to draw back; to retract.As a noun revel is
an instance of merrymaking; a celebration or revel can be (architecture).ravish
English
Verb
(es)citation, passage=Passepartout was ravished to behold this celebrated place, and thought that, with its circular walls and dismantled fort, it looked like an immense coffee-cup and saucer.}}
citation, passage=A tall Bulgarian soldier, six feet high, perceiving that I had fainted away at this sight, attempted to ravish me; the operation brought me to my senses. I cried, I struggled, I bit, I scratched, I would have torn the tall Bulgarian’s eyes out, not knowing that what had happened at my father’s castle was a customary thing.}}
- For loe that Guest would beare her forcibly, / And meant to ravish her, that rather had to dy.
Synonyms
* abripe * (seize and carry away) kidnapDerived terms
* ravishing * ravishmentrevel
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- Our revels now are ended.
Derived terms
* revelryVerb
- Slowing down doesn't have to feel like holding back. It can be an opportunity to revel in sounds and sensations, to not be so concerned about where we are going but to enjoy the moment and become comfortable where we are.
Synonyms
* (make merry) carouse, celebrateDerived terms
* reveller/revelerEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) revellere; .Verb
(revell)- (Harvey)