Voracity Meaning
/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.
Sentence Examples
Miguel no longer eats with the voracity that he used to.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lion ate its prey with great ____, finishing in minutes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the predator was well-known, as it would eat almost anything that it could catch in the wild today.
Word Origin & History
From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 84:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lion ate its prey with great ____, finishing in minutes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the predator was well-known, as it would eat almost anything that it could catch in the wild today.