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voracity

vo·rac·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vaw-ras-i-tee, voh-, vuh-]
    • /vɔˈræs ɪ ti, voʊ-, və-/
    • /vɔˈræsɪtɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vaw-ras-i-tee, voh-, vuh-]
    • /vɔˈræs ɪ ti, voʊ-, və-/

Definitions of voracity word

  • noun voracity the condition or quality of being voracious. 1
  • noun voracity insatiable hunger or greed 1
  • noun voracity the state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony. 0

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Origin of voracity

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin vorācitās, equivalent to vorāc- (stem of vorāx) gluttonous + -itās -ity

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Parts of speech for Voracity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

voracity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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 voracity

noun voracity

  • appetite — Your appetite is your desire to eat.
  • big eyes — any of several silver and red fishes of the family Priacanthidae, found in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies, having a short, flattened body and large eyes.
  • cupidity — Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.
  • desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • eagerness — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.

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