VORACITY

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

voracity (usually uncountable, plural voracities)

the state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony

Source: Wiktionary


Vo*rac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. voracitas: cf. F. voracité.]

Definition: The quality of being voracious; voraciousness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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