voracity

[ vaw-ras-i-tee, voh-, vuh- ]

/ vɔˈræs ɪ ti, voʊ-, və- /

the condition or quality of being voracious.

Origin of voracity

1520–30; < Latin vorācitās, equivalent to vorāc- (stem of vorāx) gluttonous + -itās -ity

They were remarkable not only for size, but for voracity and numbers.

Jack in the Forecastle |John Sherburne Sleeper
The forbidden fruit was furnished, and the prodigy of sacred lore applied himself to it with voracity.

The Imported Bridegroom |Abraham Cahan
The voracity with which they devoured any anecdotes of him was amusing.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 583 |Various
It principally subsists on fish, but such is its voracity, that it seizes almost every thing that comes within its reach.

The Book of Curiosities |I. Platts

In their voracity the vermin frequently fastened their sharp fangs in my fingers.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe |Edgar Allan Poe