rapacity

Meaning

The quality of being rapacious; voracity.

Synonyms

greed

rapaciousness

covetousness

avarice

voracity

voraciousness

greediness

edacity

avaritia

predatoriness

cupidity

esurience

ravening

ravenousness

predacity

insatiability

fierceness

avariciousness

vulturous nature

ravishment

selfishness

shakedown

extortion

desire

avidity

mammonism

grab

gluttony

holdup

Translations

rapacité

rapacidad

voracidad

Raffgier

rapacità

codicia

avidité

πλεονεξία

cupidité

Raubgier

Raffsucht

cupidigia

avarizia

αρπακτικότητα

açgözlülük

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/

Etymology

From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité, from Latin rapacitas.