edacity
- noun
- /ɪˈdæsɪti/
- Formal
:
voracidad
- His edacity was legendary among his friends, and he always finished everyone’s leftovers.
Examples
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The edacity displayed at the banquet surprised even the seasoned hosts.
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His edacity for dessert meant that he always went back for seconds, regardless of how full he felt.
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History often records the edacity of rulers who indulged themselves while their subjects starved.
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His edacity for sweets is well-known among his friends.
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The child's edacity at the buffet surprised everyone.
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The child's edacity at the buffet led him to pile his plate high with food.
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Many people commented on her edacity during the feast, as she devoured everything in sight.
Synonyms
15
7.6
A habit of eating much more food or drink than your body needs
3
8.4
A very strong hunger or want for something you cannot get enough of
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9.9
An unusually strong urge to eat much more than normal
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7.9
A very strong desire for more food, money or success
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7.8
A habit of eating too much in a greedy way
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9.9
A very strong wish to have more money or things than you need
Very strong hunger that makes you want to eat a lot
A very strong hunger that makes you eat a lot
Wanting too much food and eating more than needed
A very strong desire to eat a lot
A very strong wish to eat and drink a lot
A very strong feeling that makes someone eat a lot of food
Antonyms
How Hungry
Surface Forms
Morphology
edacity = edacious (opaque) = edac + ity
Although formed regularly from the adjective 'edacious' + '-ity', the base 'edacious' and the root 'edac-' are rare and Latin-derived, so learners cannot easily connect the form to the meaning 'extreme appetite'.
Etymology
Edacity comes from the Latin verb edere, which means 'to eat', and it shares the same root as the English word edible. So edacity means a strong or extreme hunger, a greedy desire to eat.