Greed is a particularity or characteristic of someone who is voracious, that is, who has an excessive desire or an exaggerated desire for something.
The word voracity is commonly used to denote the exaggerated desire to eat, also known as gluttony.
In figurative meaning, voracity can mean the feeling of delight and vehement desire that an individual feels for something, a hobby or an activity. Example: "She voraciously reads every Agatha Christie book" or "He voraciously watches every Godard movie."
An individual who acts voraciously in relation to something has fervor, greed, intensity and passion for what he did, for the performance of the activity he practices.
Another use of the word voracity in a figurative sense refers to the tendency to destroy with something. Example: "The voracity of the storm left the city in chaos".
In English, the word voracity is translated to voracity.
Synonyms of voracity
- greed
- edacity
- gluttony
- greediness
- eagerness
- fervor
See also:
- Gluttony