voraciousness

2 definitions found

voraciousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Voracious \Vo*ra"cious\, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to
     devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf.
     Devour.]
     Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow;
     ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious
     man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. --Dampier. --
     Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv. -- Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

voraciousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  voraciousness
      n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience,
           ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness]
      2: extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience,
         rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness]
      3: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
         "the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
         voraciousness, rapaciousness]