voraciousness

vo·ra·cious

V0147000 (vô-rā′shəs, və-)adj.1. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.2. Having or marked by a strong desire for an activity or pursuit: a voracious reader.

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[From Latin vorāx, vorāc-, from vorāre, to swallow, devour.]

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vo·ra′cious·ly adv.vo·rac′i·ty (-răs′ĭ-tē), vo·ra′cious·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	voraciousness - excessive desire to eat edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracityhunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
	2.	voraciousness - extreme gluttony rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, edacity, esuriencegluttony - habitual eating to excess
	3.	voraciousness - an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"greediness, rapaciousnessselfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others