Download the app
educalingo
Search
Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.
Lapo Elkann

Meaning of "voracity" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF VORACITY

voracity  [vɒˈræsɪtɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VORACITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Voracity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VORACITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

voracity

Gluttony

Gluttony, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning to gulp down or swallow, means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of extravagance or waste. In some Christian denominations, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins—a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy.

Definition of voracity in the English dictionary

The definition of voracity in the dictionary is the condition of being very eager or unremitting in some activity. Other definition of voracity is the condition of devouring or craving food in great quantities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VORACITY


audacity
ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
feracity
fɪˈræsɪtɪ
fugacity
fjuːˈɡæsɪtɪ
furacity
fjʊˈræsɪtɪ
incapacity
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ
inveracity
ˌɪnvəˈræsɪtɪ
loquacity
ləˈkwæsɪtɪ
mendacity
mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ
opacity
əʊˈpæsɪtɪ
overcapacity
ˌəʊvəkəˈpæsɪtɪ
perspicacity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pertinacity
ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ
pervicacity
ˌpɜːvɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pugnacity
pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ
radiopacity
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈpæsɪtɪ
rapacity
rəˈpæsɪtɪ
sagacity
səˈɡæsɪtɪ
veracity
vɛˈræsɪtɪ
vivacity
vɪˈvæsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VORACITY

voracious
voraciously
voraciousness
voraginous
vorago
vorant
Vorarlberg
Vorlage
Voronezh
Voroshilov
Voroshilovgrad
Voroshilovsk
vorpal
Vorster
vortex
vortex drag
vortex ring
vortex shedding
vortex street
vortical

WORDS THAT END LIKE VORACITY

carrying capacity
city
contumacity
cubic capacity
cylinder capacity
disk capacity
edacity
excess capacity
heat capacity
industrial capacity
inefficacity
megacity
memory capacity
radio-opacity
seating capacity
specific heat capacity
storage capacity
tenacity
unveracity
vital capacity
warehouse capacity

Synonyms and antonyms of voracity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VORACITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «voracity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of voracity

Translation of «voracity» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF VORACITY

Find out the translation of voracity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of voracity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voracity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贪婪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

voracidad
570 millions of speakers

English

voracity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेटूपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شراهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прожорливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

voracidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থগৃধ্নুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voracité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejujuran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefräßigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴食
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepenak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

voracity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

voracity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खादाडपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hırs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voracità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarłoczność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ненажерливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

voracitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδηφαγία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gulzig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

voracity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voracity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voracity

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VORACITY»

The term «voracity» is regularly used and occupies the 90.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
58
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «voracity» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of voracity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «voracity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VORACITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «voracity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «voracity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about voracity

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «VORACITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word voracity.
1
Lapo Elkann
Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VORACITY»

Discover the use of voracity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voracity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Political Economy of Destructive Power
Having examined the conditions of the stability of the interior equilibrium in the presence of multiple equilibria, Lane and Tornell study the 'voracity effect'. They define the voracity effect as follows: 'a more than proportional increase in ...
Mehrdad Vahabi, 2004
2
The Dragon of Wantley: His Rise, His Voracity, and His ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Owen Wister, 2013
3
The Brihad Āraṇyaka Upanishad: and the commentary of Śankar ...
For voracity is death. He created this mind, desiring : May I have a soul. He went forth worshipping. From him when worshipping, the waters were produced. He then reflected : To me, when worshipping, water (Ka) was produced. For the same ...
Edward Röer, 1856
4
Bibliotheca Indica
For voracity is death. He created this mind, desiring : May I have a soul. He went forth worshipping. From him when worshipping, the waters were produced. He then reflected : To me, when worshipping, water (Ka) was produced. For the same ...
Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India), Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1856
5
Animal Personalities: Behavior, Physiology, and Evolution
Applying the logic of behavioral spillover to the case of precopulatory cannibalism, Arnqvist and Henriksson (1997) hypothesized that natural selection favors females who exhibit high levels of “voracity,” or tendency to attack, as juveniles, but ...
Claudio Carere, Dario Maestripieri, 2013
6
Bibliotheca Indica
For voracity is death. He created this mind, desiring : May I have a soul. He went forth worshipping. From him when worshipping, the waters were produced. He then reflected : To me, when worshipping, water (Ka) was produced. For the same ...
‎1856
7
The Brihad Aranyaka Upanishhad
For voracity is death. He created this mind, desiring : May I have a soul. He went forth worshipping. From him when worshipping, the waters were produced. He then reflected : To me, when worshipping, water (Ka) was produced. For the same ...
Śaṅkara, Ānandagiri, Eduard Röer, 1856
8
Advances in Ecological Research: Global Change in ...
addition to adding to overall mass and affect voracity by scaling—will affect voracity because it reflects hunger status. Thus, individuals with filled energy tanks are less voracious than individuals with emptied tanks. Although ratios may be ...
‎2012
9
Python for Bioinformatics
The function IndicWords (Code 15-13) computes the ratio of voracity of positive documents to negative documents with the included mask. It receives the wcm and voracity. It also receives two lists—pdoc and ndoc—that indicate which ...
Jason Kinser, 2010
10
Contributions to Ornithology 1848 - 1852
The Ardeidce show the widest jaw, great voracity, and rapa- ciousness, the longest toes, and the pectinated middle claw. This family assumes to itself, and all Cultrirostres, the fourth rank as suborder. In the Gallincn, the ravenous bird type is ...
William Jardine, 1852

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VORACITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voracity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Australia's top 25 bars
... take-no-prisoners voracity that would do a virus proud. Even better, the culture has made like a chameleon and adapted seamlessly to the geography, climate, ... «Good Food, Aug 15»
2
Getting Up to Speed On Somerville's Union Square Redevelopment …
For those more willing to embrace their voracity, there are perhaps few other places that combine a tight-knit neighborhood feel with a mix of authentic eateries ... «BostInno, Jul 15»
3
Motoscafo ProBoat Voracity Type E Deep-V Brushless RTR
La ProBoat distribuita in Italia dalla Horizon Hobby ha presentato il nuovo motoscafo radiocomandato RTR brushless Voracity-E E 36 Deep-V. Lo scafo è ... «Modellismo Hobby Media, Jul 15»
4
Germany renews concerns over U.S. spying after WikiLeaks …
“We're not going to comment on specific intelligence allegations or the voracity of leaked documents,” Mr. Kirby said. “But as we've also said, we do not conduct ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
5
Speed, voracity of storm was a surprise
The speed at which the weekend's storm hit, along with rainfall well over what was anticipated, made it difficult to respond to the emergency, according to ... «Napoleon Northwest Signal, Jun 15»
6
PM Update: Calm and pleasant tonight, storm risk returns on Tuesday
Through Tonight: We start the night mostly clear, yet clouds off to the west may stream in with increased voracity later. I think we stay mostly dry if so, but a ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
7
In Bill Belichick era, Patriots have mastered NFL Draft day trade market
Bill Belichick annually maneuvers up, down and all around the draft board with more voracity than any of his counterparts, and the Patriots are equipped with the ... «Boston Herald, Apr 15»
8
A Personal Journey Through the Legacy of Apartheid
The goal being that no story would be erased — that each would be given weight and voracity, acting as ballast against he-said/she-said/they-said debates and ... «Hyperallergic, Apr 15»
9
Pop and Rock Listings for March 27-April 2
Action Bronson (Saturday) This professional chef-cum-rapper from Queens redirects his voracity toward the fleet rhyme composition of the Wu-Tang Clan and ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
10
White House: Tunisia attack consistent with Daesh methods
"While we are not yet able to confirm the voracity of this claim, the tactics that we saw at the Bardo Museum would be entirely consistent with tactics that ISIL has ... «Al-Bawaba, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Voracity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/voracity>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z