noun
Meaning 1
The state of being voracious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: voracity
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
voraciousness
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noun
Meaning 2
an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the greediness of lawyers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greediness, rapaciousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selfishness
noun
Meaning 3
extreme gluttony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gluttony
noun
Meaning 4
excessive desire to eat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hunger, hungriness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwerh3- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *gworh3éh2 Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorō Proto-Indo-European *-eh2-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin vorāx English -acious English voracious Proto-Germanic *-in- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English voraciousness From voracious + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: żarłoczność — state of being voracious
- Polish: zachłanność — state of being voracious