Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapaciousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: ra-pa-cious-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rapacious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rapaciousness From rapacious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

rapacity avarice covetise covetousness cupidity gluttony greed greediness Mammon rapaciousness ravin voracity

Questions

What does rapaciousness mean?: The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony.
Where does rapaciousness come from?: Etymology tree English rapacious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rapaciousness From rapacious + -ness.

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