voracity

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ UK /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #143220

Meanings

1

noun
Extreme eagerness to eat; greedy hunger.

He ate with a voracity that suggested he hadn't seen food in days.
2

noun
An intense, almost unstoppable desire for something.

Her voracity for new books filled every shelf in the house.

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Synonyms

1 noun · extreme eagerness to eat;... voraciousness

2 noun · an intense, almost... voraciousness rapacity

Etymology

From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526.

voracité Middle French voracitas Latin

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# voracity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 143220

## Meanings
1. Extreme eagerness to eat; greedy hunger.
2. An intense, almost unstoppable desire for something.

## Examples
- He ate with a voracity that suggested he hadn't seen food in days.
- Her voracity for new books filled every shelf in the house.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: voracité
- Root: voracitas

## Etymology
From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526.

## AI Etymology
Voracity is from vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include voracité (Middle French) and voracitas (Latin). Current senses include extreme eagerness to eat; greedy hunger and an intense, almost unstoppable desire for something.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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