voracious

Meanings

• adjective

  Having or showing an excessive desire to devour or consume; ravenous.

  - "The tiger was a voracious predator."
  - "The voracious crowd devoured the last piece of cake."

• adjective

  Greedy or excessive in taking or using; insatiable.

  - "The company's voracious appetite for profits led it to ignore environmental concerns."
  - "He was a voracious reader, consuming several books a week."

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Pronunciation

1. /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
   
   
   
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2. /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1505956"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with voracious
ravenous , gorgeous , ambitious , precocious

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Variants

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voracious , voraciously , voraciousness , voraciousnesses

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Forms

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voraciously, voraciousness

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Etymology

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From the Latin word vorax, meaning 'gobbling up' or 'devouring'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'voracious' is often used in the field of ecology to describe organisms that consume large quantities of food or resources.

2. The term 'voracious reader' is often used to describe someone who reads extensively and avidly.

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Related Concepts

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1. appetite: A strong desire or craving for something, often food.

2. greed: An intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'voracious' is often used to describe characters who have an insatiable appetite or desire, such as Dracula or Jabberwocky from Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky'. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation or event that consumes or devours resources.

How to Memorize "voracious"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a tiger, a symbol of voraciousness, devouring its prey.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'voracious' with the image of a ravenous beast.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'voracious' as 'voracious' for voracious consumption or 'vorax' for vacuum, both meaning 'devouring'.

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