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voracious

vo·ra·cious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vaw-rey-shuh s, voh-, vuh-]
    • /vɔˈreɪ ʃəs, voʊ-, və-/
    • /vəˈreɪ.ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vaw-rey-shuh s, voh-, vuh-]
    • /vɔˈreɪ ʃəs, voʊ-, və-/

Definitions of voracious word

  • adjective voracious craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite. 1
  • adjective voracious exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector. 1
  • adjective voracious greedy, insatiable 1
  • adjective voracious wildly keen 1
  • adjective voracious If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, as voracious, you mean that they want a lot of something. 0
  • adjective voracious devouring or craving food in great quantities 0

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Origin of voracious

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; voraci(ty) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Voracious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

voracious popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for voracious

adj voracious

  • appetent — having an eager longing or desire
  • avid — You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
  • brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
  • covetous — A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.

noun voracious

  • edacity — the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
  • gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
  • greediness — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
  • insatiability — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
  • insatiableness — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.

adjective voracious

Antonyms for voracious

adjective voracious

  • quenched — Simple past tense and past participle of quench.

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