rapaciousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English rapacious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rapaciousness From rapacious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony.
2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.
Synonyms
rapaciousness · Mammon · covetousness · greed · avarice · ravin · covetise · cupidity · voracity · greediness · gluttony · rapacity · rapacity