Dictionary

voraciousness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin vorāx English -acious English voracious Proto-Germanic *-in- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 voraciousness From voracious + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being voracious.

Relateds

omnivorousness · devouring

Synonyms

voracity

Translations (2)

pl żarłoczność (state of being voracious) · pl zachłanność (state of being voracious)