'Voraciousness' definitions:

Definition of 'voraciousness'

noun

Excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness]

noun

Extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness]

noun

An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness]

From: GCIDE

Voracious \Vo*ra"cious\, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. Devour.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. --Dampier. -- {Vo*ra"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*ra"cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]