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edacity

/ɪˈdæsəti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
edac-i-ty
IPA
/ɪˈdæsəti/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin edācitās (whence -acity), from edāx, from edō (“eat”).

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Usage

Synonyms

esurience rapaciousness rapacity voracity voraciousness ravenousness

Questions

How do you pronounce edacity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈdæsəti/.
What does edacity mean?
The state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity.
Where does edacity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce edacity

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