voraciousness
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- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version پر خورى ،حرص
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary vo·ra·cious adj. Pronunciation: vo ̇ - ' rā-shəs, və- Function: adjective Etymology: Latin vorac-, vorax, from vorare to devour; akin to Old English ā cweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibrōskein to devour Date: 1635 1 : having a huge appetite : RAVENOUS 2 : excessively eager : INSATIABLE <a voracious reader> –vo·ra·cious·ly adverb –vo·ra·cious·ness noun synonyms VORACIOUS , GLUTTONOUS , RAVENOUS , RAPACIOUS mean excessively greedy. VORACIOUS applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink <teenagers are often voracious eaters>. GLUTTONOUS applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety <an admiral who was gluttonous for glory>. RAVENOUS implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite <a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion>. RAPACIOUS often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice < rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns>.]]>