voracity
/vəˈræsəti/noun
उच्चारण वरैसटी
अतिभूख, पेटूपन; प्रबल लालसा
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[U] formal
the quality of eating or wanting large amounts of food; very great eagerness for something
अतिभूख, पेटूपन; प्रबल लालसा
- the voracity of locusts
- her voracity for reading
- The voracity of the hungry boys amazed the cook.
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- She read with a voracity that her teachers admired.
- Reporters were shocked by the voracity of the fire as it spread.
Synonyms greed gluttony hunger insatiability avidity
Opposite moderation abstemiousness indifference
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
vo·rac·i·ty
?Which word?
Keep the very-eager words together: voracious, insatiable (impossible to satisfy), ravenous (extremely hungry), avid (very enthusiastic: 'an avid reader'), gluttonous (eating too much).
बहुत उत्सुक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: voracious, insatiable (संतुष्ट करना असंभव), ravenous (अत्यधिक भूखा), avid (बहुत उत्साही: 'an avid reader'), gluttonous (अत्यधिक खाने वाला, पेटू)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective voracious means eating a lot of food ('a voracious appetite') or very eager ('a voracious reader').
Adjective voracious का अर्थ बहुत खाने वाला ('a voracious appetite') या बहुत उत्सुक ('a voracious reader') है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam tip: be a voracious reader of editorials to improve comprehension.
परीक्षा युक्ति: comprehension सुधारने के लिए संपादकीय के उत्सुक पाठक बनिए।