voracity

excessive eagerness, greediness, great hunger: He gobbled down his food with voracity.

Not to be confused with:

veracity – truthfulness: He has a reputation for veracity and we can trust what he says.

vo·ra·cious

(vô-rā′shəs, və-)

adj.

1. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

2. Having or marked by a strong desire for an activity or pursuit: a voracious reader.

[From Latin vorāx, vorāc-, from vorāre, to swallow, devour.]

vo·ra′cious·ly adv.

vo·rac′i·ty (-răs′ĭ-tē), vo·ra′cious·ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	voracity - excessive desire to eat edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
	2.	voracity - extreme gluttony rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, edacity, esurience gluttony - habitual eating to excess

voracity

noun

The quality or condition of being voracious:

avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, ravenousness.

Translations

voracité

voracity

[vɒˈræsɪtɪ] N (lit) → voracidad f (fig) → avidez f (for de)

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voracity

n → Gefräßigkeit f; (fig) → Gier f → (for nach)

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voracity

[vɒˈræsɪtɪ] n → voracità

voracity

n. voracidad.