rapacity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun extreme gluttony
  2. noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Etymology

From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité, from Latin rapacitas.

In classic literature

Synonyms

edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, voracity, voraciousness

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