Voracity (Noun)
Meaning 1
Excessive desire to eat.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The tourists were surprised by the locals' voracity for seafood during the summer months, devouring entire platters in a single sitting.
- His voracity was insatiable, as he gobbled down every dessert that crossed his path, much to the amusement of his friends.
- Her voracity was renowned, as she polished off plate after plate of spaghetti during the buffet, outeating everyone at the table.
- After being stuck in the desert for days without food, his voracity drove him to wolf down entire meals in mere minutes upon being rescued.
- Her once-dainty eating habits had transformed into a boundless voracity, and her love of exotic foods now bordered on excess.
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Meaning 2
Extreme gluttony.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.