EDACITY

edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness

(noun) extreme gluttony

edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness

(noun) excessive desire to eat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

edacity (uncountable)

(archaic) Greediness; voracity; rapacity.

Source: Wiktionary


E*dac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. edacitas.]

Definition: Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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