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voracious

vaw-RAY-shuhs

Voracious (adj) means Eating, or wanting to eat, huge amounts of food. Example: “The voracious teenager cleared three plates before anyone else had finished one.”

adj

Eating, or wanting to eat, huge amounts of food.

"The voracious teenager cleared three plates before anyone else had finished one."

"Sharks are voracious predators, feeding almost constantly."

Extremely eager for something, especially in a way that seems impossible to satisfy.

"She was a voracious reader, finishing a novel every couple of days."

"His voracious appetite for new challenges kept him constantly changing jobs."

How to use voracious

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHaving a huge, almost unstoppable appetite — for food, or for anything you're into.

Common pairings

voracious reader voracious appetite voracious predator

Word forms

more voracious comparative, most voracious superlative

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Etymology

From Latin vorax, built from voro, "to devour."

Origin: Latin

Synonyms

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cormorant edacious esurient gluttonous gutfoundered hungry as a hog insatiable lupine pantagruelian rapacious ravening ravenous

Antonyms

abstemious unvoracious

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Rhymes for voracious

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Frequently asked questions

What does “voracious” mean?

The word “voracious” means eating, or wanting to eat, huge amounts of food. In plain terms, having a huge, almost unstoppable appetite — for food, or for anything you're into.

How do you pronounce “voracious”?

“Voracious” is pronounced vaw-RAY-shuhs (/vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ in IPA).

How do you use “voracious” in a sentence?

Here is “voracious” used in a sentence: “The voracious teenager cleared three plates before anyone else had finished one.”

What is another word for “voracious”?

Words with a similar meaning to “voracious” include cormorant, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gutfoundered and hungry as a hog.

What is the opposite of “voracious”?

The opposite of “voracious” — its antonyms — are abstemious and unvoracious.

What part of speech is “voracious”?

“Voracious” is an adjective.

Where does the word “voracious” come from?

The word “voracious” comes from Latin. From Latin vorax, built from voro, "to devour.".

How many meanings does “voracious” have?

“Voracious” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: eating, or wanting to eat, huge amounts of food.

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