voraciousness

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