WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
vo•ra•cious /vɔˈreɪʃəs, və-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. wanting or eating large quantities of food:a voracious appetite.
  2. very eager or avid; insatiable:a voracious reader.
vo•ra•cious•ly, adv. 
vo•rac•i•ty /vɔˈræsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -vor-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vo•ra•cious  (vô rā′shəs, vō-, və-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. craving or consuming large quantities of food:a voracious appetite.
  2. exceedingly eager or avid:voracious readers; a voracious collector.
  • voraci(ty) + -ous 1625–35
vo•ra′cious•ly, adv. 
vo•ra′cious•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ravenous. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rapacious, insatiable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
voracious / vɒˈreɪʃəs/
  1. devouring or craving food in great quantities
  2. very eager or unremitting in some activity: voracious reading
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vorāx swallowing greedily, from vorāre to devourvoracity / vɒˈræsɪtɪ/, voˈraciousness
'voraciousness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
edacity

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