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- [ih-das-i-tee]
- /ɪˈdæs ɪ ti/
- /ɪ.ˈdæ.sɪ.tɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-das-i-tee]
- /ɪˈdæs ɪ ti/
Definitions of edacity word
- noun edacity the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite. 1
- noun edacity Greediness; voracity; rapacity. 1
- noun edacity the state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating 0
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Origin of edacity
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin edācitās, equivalent to edāci- (stem of edāx) gluttonous, equivalent to ed- eat + -āci- adj. suffix + -tās -ty2
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Parts of speech for Edacity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
edacity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
edacity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for edacity
noun edacity
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- gluttonous — tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
- insatiability — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
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