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.

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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.

   Синонимыedacityesuriencegluttonygreedinessravenousness

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.

   Синонимыedacitygluttonygreedgreedinessrapaciousnessrapacityravenousnessvoracity

   Антонимыabstemiousnessmoderationtemperance

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.

   Синонимыavariceavariciousnesscovetousnesscupiditygreedrapacity

   Антонимыcontentmentgenerositymoderationtemperance