单词 | omnivoracity |
释义 | omnivoracityn. = omnivorousness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [noun] > quality of consuming everything omnivoracity1857 omnivorousnessa1861 omnivorosity1896 omnivory1961 1857 New Monthly Mag. Oct. 161 Even from his boyhood's days, however, Charles had shown a tolerably expansive taste in literature—threatening now and then to grow into absolute omnivoracity. 1907 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 28 238 The city goat of America is the butt of newspaper scribes by reason of its omnivoracity. 1995 Guardian 19 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 30/4 But the rise in omnivoracity boils down to a depletion of our sense of identity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857 |
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