Voracity
(noun)
- Excessive desire or need to eat or consume.
- Greed or strong appetite for something other than food, such as knowledge or money.
Origin:
Derived from the latin word voracitas, meaning 'greediness, insatiable hunger.'.
Examples:
- The bear's voracity was demonstrated by the amount of fish it caught in one day.
- He had a voracity for knowledge, always seeking to learn more about his interests.
- The young woman was impressed by the old man's voracity for life.
- Her voracity for money was only surpassed by her love of power.
- The company's voracity for success had driven them to new heights of innovation.