voracity

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UK/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/US/vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/US/vɔˈɹæ.sə.ti/

noun

The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

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voraciousnessedacityesurienceravenousnessrapaciousnessrapacity
OriginMiddle French voracité ← Latin vorācitās →
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Meanings

nounvoracity (usually uncountable, plural voracities)

plural voracities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

    Beatrice felt heart-sick to see the famished voracity with which her father ate—it was the first time he had tasted food for three days.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 84

    Synonyms: voraciousness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

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voraciousness

More synonyms by meaning

nounexcessive desire to eat

Similar
edacityesurienceravenousnessvoraciousness
Broader
hungerhungriness

nounextreme gluttony

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edacityesuriencerapaciousnessrapacityvoraciousness
Broader
gluttony
Also see
edaciousnessedacityesuriencegreedgulositymiseryrapaciousnessrapacityravenousnessravinvoraciousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvorācitās
  2. Middle Frenchvoracité
  3. Englishvoracity

First attested in 1526 from Middle French voracité, from Latin vorācitās (whence -acity), from vorāx.

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Translations

Bulgarian лакоми́я, ненаси́тност
  • лакоми́я (lakomíja)the state of being voracious
  • ненаси́тност (nenasítnost)the state of being voracious
Catalan voracitat
  • voracitatthe state of being voracious
French voracité
  • voracitéthe state of being voracious
Irish airc, ampla
  • aircthe state of being voracious
  • amplathe state of being voracious
  • gionachthe state of being voracious
Italian voracità
  • voracitàthe state of being voracious
Latin avāritia
  • avāritiathe state of being voracious
Polish żarłoczność, zachłanność
  • żarłocznośćthe state of being voracious
  • zachłannośćthe state of being voracious
Portuguese voracidade
  • voracidadethe state of being voracious
Russian ненасы́тность, прожо́рливость
  • ненасы́тность (nenasýtnostʹ)the state of being voracious
  • прожо́рливость (prožórlivostʹ)the state of being voracious
Spanish voracidad
  • voracidadthe state of being voracious
Tagalog sibà
  • sibàthe state of being voracious

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with voracity

capacityaudacityveracitytenacitysagacityrapacityloquacity
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Sounds the same

veracity
Cite this entry
APA

voracity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voracity

MLA

“voracity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voracity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voracity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voracity.

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