vo·ra·cious (vô-r  sh s, v-)adj. 1. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy: a voracious reader. [From Latin vor x, vorc-, from vorre, to swallow, devour.]vo·ra cious·ly adv.vo·rac i·ty (-r s -t ), vo·racious·ness (-rshs-ns) n.Synonyms: voracious, gluttonous, rapacious, ravenous These adjectives mean having or marked by boundless greed: a voracious reader of history; a gluttonous consumer of fine foods; a rapacious acquirer of competing businesses; a politician ravenous for power. |
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| Noun | 1. |  voraciousness - excessive desire to eat hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation |
| 2. |  voraciousness - extreme gluttony gluttony - habitual eating to excess | |
| 3. | voraciousness - an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers" selfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others |
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