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- [vaw-ras-i-tee, voh-, vuh-]
- /vɔˈræs ɪ ti, voʊ-, və-/
- /vɔˈræsɪtɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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.
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voracity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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