voracity C2 Topic:Food & Drink 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · extreme eagerness to eat;... voraciousness 2 noun · an intense, almost... voraciousnessrapacity Etymology AI details From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526. voracité Middle French voracitas Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown