ra·pac·i·ty \rəˈpasəd.ē, -paas-, -sətē, -i\noun (-es) Etymology: Middle French rapacité, from Latin rapacitat-, rapacitas, from rapac-, rapax rapacious + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at rapacious 1.: rapaciousness 2.: a rapacious act or appetite Synonyms:see cupidity