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voraciousness
DEFINITIONS OF:
voraciousness
1
n
excessive desire to eat
Synonyms:
edacity
,
esurience
,
ravenousness
,
voracity
Type of:
hunger
,
hungriness
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
n
extreme gluttony
Synonyms:
edacity
,
esurience
,
rapaciousness
,
rapacity
,
voracity
Type of:
gluttony
habitual eating to excess
n
an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
Synonyms:
greediness
,
rapaciousness
Type of:
selfishness
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
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