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noun
The state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
extreme gluttony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gluttony
noun
excessive desire to eat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hunger, hungriness
History
From Latin edācitās (whence -acity), from edāx, from edō (“eat”).
