voracity

The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

Noun

  1. The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.
    • Beatrice felt heart-sick to see the famished voracity with which her father ate—it was the first time he had tasted food for three days. - 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Romance and Reality. […],...

    Synonyms: voraciousness

Origin

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

Forms

voracities