Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapacity

/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
ra-pa-ci-ty
IPA
/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being rapacious; voracity.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité (whence -acity, from Latin rapācitās, from rapāx, from rapiō (“snatch, grab, carry off”).

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How do you pronounce rapacity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/.
What does rapacity mean?
The quality of being rapacious; voracity.
Where does rapacity come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce rapacity

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