voraciousness

• Существительное, описывающее чрезмерное или ненасытное желание, особенно в отношении еды или богатства.

A noun describing an excessive or insatiable desire, particularly for food or wealth.

uncountable

1. Excessive desire to eatC1formal

   An intense and often uncontrolled craving for food, going beyond normal hunger.

   Прожорливость

   • His voraciousness at the buffet shocked the other guests.
   • The animal's voraciousness led it to consume everything in sight.
   • She tried to control her voraciousness, but the smell of fresh bread was irresistible.

   Synonymsedacityesuriencegluttonygreedinessravenousness

2. Extreme gluttonyC1formal

   The habit or behavior of eating or drinking excessively, often to the point of waste or harm.

   Чревоугодие

   • Medieval texts often condemned the sin of voraciousness.
   • His voraciousness was legendary; he could finish a whole roast chicken by himself.
   • The feast was a display of pure voraciousness, with mountains of food disappearing quickly.

   Synonymsedacitygluttonygreedgreedinessrapaciousnessrapacityravenousnessvoracity

   Antonymsabstemiousnessmoderationtemperance

3. Excessive desire for wealthC2formal

   An insatiable greed for acquiring large amounts of money or material possessions.

   Жадность

   • The corporate raider's voraciousness for profit knew no bounds.
   • His voraciousness for wealth eventually led to his downfall.
   • The novel critiques the voraciousness of the upper class during the industrial revolution.

   Synonymsavariceavariciousnesscovetousnesscupiditygreedrapacity

   Antonymscontentmentgenerositymoderationtemperance