Meaning & use
voracity
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the quality of having a huge appetite, either for food or for something else, such as knowledge or power.
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The shark's voracity made it a fearsome predator.
Her voracity for reading meant she finished a novel every week.
A note on using this word
Voracity is related to the more common adjective 'voracious'; it's frequently applied figuratively, as in a 'voracity for knowledge,' not just to literal hunger for food.
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