voracity

vəˈræsɪti

Definition

Definition of voracity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

intensity

Rare

intense eagerness or insatiable appetite

Rare

His voracity for knowledge was unmatched.

avidness

greed

hunger

eating

Rare

excessive desire to eat

Rare

The voracity of the lion was terrifying.

gluttony

ravenousness

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Origin of voracity

Latin, vorax (devouring) + -ity (state or condition)

Examples of voracity in a sentence

Her voracity for adventure led her to travel the world.
His voracity for the buffet was unmatched.
The voracity of the guests surprised the host.

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French:voracité, gloutonnerie, ...
German:Gier, Gefräßigkeit, ...
Italian:voracità, ingordigia, ...
Spanish:voracidad, glotonería, ...
Portuguese:voracidade, apetite voraz, ...
Chinese:渴求, 贪食, ...
Japanese:飽くなき欲求, 食欲旺盛, ...
Arabic:نَهَم, شَرَاهَة, ...
Hebrew:רְעַבְתָּנוּת, זַלְלָנוּת, ...
Russian:жадность, прожорливость, ...
Ukrainian:ненаситність, ненажерливість, ...
Hindi:वोरेसिटी, भयंकर भूख, ...
Bengali:অতৃপ্ত ক্ষুধা, খাদকতা, ...
Catalan:voracitat, ...
Czech:nenasytnost, žravost, ...
Danish:umættelig appetit, glubskhed, ...
Dutch:gretigheid, eetlust, ...
Greek:αχόρταγη όρεξη, λαιμαργία, ...
Hungarian:falánkság, étvágy, ...
Khmer:ភាពស្រេកឃ្លានខ្លាំង, ភាពលោភលន់ក្នុងការបរិភោគ, ...
Korean:열망, 폭식, ...
Persian:اشتیاق, حرص خوردن, ...
Polish:żądza, żarłoczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):voracidade, apetite voraz, ...
Romanian:voracitate, apetit excesiv, ...
Swedish:glupskhet, ...
Thai:ความกระหาย, ความตะกละ, ...
Turkish:açgözlülük, oburluk, ...
Vietnamese:sự khao khát, sự thèm ăn, ...

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