the state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating
now humorous
Word origin
L edacitas
edacity in American English
(iˈdæsɪti)
noun
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite
Word origin
[1620–30; ‹ L edācitās, equiv. to edāci- (s. of edāx) gluttonous, equiv. to ed-eat + -āci- adj. suffix + -tās-ty2]This word is first recorded in the period 1620–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acid, clinic, contact, plug, settlement