Voracity

Noun CEFR B2

vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti

Definitions

The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolvoracidad

Françaisvoracité

Portuguêsvoracidade

19 more languages

العربيةالشراهة

Българскилакомия

Bosanskišiba

Catalàvoracitat

Češtinažravost

Suomisaaliinhimo

Gaeilgeairc ampla gionach

Gàidhliglon

Galegovoracidade

Hrvatskišiba

Italianovoracità

ქართულიგაუმაძღრობა

Latinaavāritia

Македонскистрв

Polskiżarłoczność

Русскийненасы́тность прожо́рливость

Српскиšiba

Svenskaglupskhet rovlystnad

Tagalogsiba

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

vorago vorapaxar vorarephile vorarephilia Vorarlberg vorasidenib

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