(a) greediness; gluttony; covetousness; (b) eagerness, impetuosity.
单词 | θ50183 |
释义 | the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [noun] > greediness or voracity (13) yevernesseOE (a) greediness; gluttony; covetousness; (b) eagerness, impetuosity. greediness1426 Excessive longing for food or drink, or avidity in the consumption of it; gluttony, voracity, ravenousness. wantonness1448 Extravagance or self-indulgence in appetite, expenditure, imagination, etc.; luxuriousness; prodigality, wastefulness; pampering. voracity1526 The quality or character of being voracious; greediness in eating. ravenousness1564 The quality or fact of being ravenous; rapacity; voracity, greed; extreme hunger. gulf1566 Often applied to a voracious appetite. wolf1576 Applied to a ravenous appetite or craving for food. swallow1592 Considered in relation to its capacity for swallowing; hence transferred capacity of swallowing; appetite for food or drink; voracity; also figurative… canine appetite1609 of appetite, hunger, etc.: Voracious, greedy, as that of a dog. canine appetite, canine hunger: the disease bulimia, n. canine madness: hydrophobia. ravenage1673 Ravenousness. polyphagia1693 Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Excessive eating or appetite, esp. as a sign or symptom of disease; hyperphagia. voraciousness1710 = voracity, n. hyperphagia1941 an abnormally great desire for food; excessive eating. |
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