French Conversation · Level 111
59 words
French word
voracité
Pronunciation
IPA/voʁasite/
Meaning
- feminine noungreed
Example
Il lit avec voracité.
He reads avidly.
More examples
Les enfants ont attaqué le gâteau avec voracité.
The children attacked the cake voraciously.
Core concept
A forceful appetite that swallows up food, experiences, or knowledge without feeling satisfied.
Common phrases
manger avec voracité
eat voraciously
attaquer le repas avec voracité
attack the meal voraciously
Similar words
appétit: A desire or inclination to eat.
faim: A bodily need for food caused by an empty stomach.
gourmandise: Enjoyment of eating, often accompanied by a tendency to overeat.
avidité: An eager and powerful pursuit of possessions, profit, or success.
Definition in French
État ou qualité d'une personne qui consomme ou désire avidement, souvent de façon excessive.
Word origin
French voracité developed from Latin voracitas, based on vorax, 'devouring', from the verb vorare, 'to devour'.
Usage tips
- Voracité is stronger than a neutral word for interest and can suggest excess, so it suits intense reading but not ordinary attention.
Other meanings
- appetitenoun
Opposites
- modérationmoderationnoun
- frugalitéfrugalitynoun
Related words
- voracevoraciousadjective
- voracementvoraciouslyadverb