voracity

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voracity

/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ UK
/vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ US
/vɔˈɹæ.sə.ti/ US

Sounds like veracity · Rhymes with -æsɪti

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First attested in 1526 from Middle French voracité, from Latin vorācitās (whence -acity), from vorāx.

noun voracities

uncountable, usually 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.
Similar: voraciousness

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noun the state of being voracious

Español	voracidad
Português	voracidade
Français	voracité
Italiano	voracità
Русский	ненасы́тность nenasýtnostʹ, прожо́рливость prožórlivostʹ

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@misc{voracity_2026,
  title = {voracity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/voracity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}