Definitions for voracity-ˈræs ɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vo•ra•ciousvɔˈreɪ ʃəs, voʊ-, və-(adj.)
craving or consuming large quantities of food:
a voracious appetite.
exceedingly eager or avid; insatiable:
a voracious reader.
Origin of voracious:
1625–35; < L vorāx, s. vorāc-, adj. der. of vorāre to eat ravenously, devour ; see -acious
vo•ra′cious•ness-ˈræs ɪ ti(n.)
vo•rac′i•ty-ˈræs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness(noun)
excessive desire to eat
edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness(noun)
extreme gluttony
Wiktionary
voracity(Noun)
the state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony
Webster Dictionary
Voracity(noun)
the quality of being voracious; voraciousness
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