rapacity

ra·pac·i·ty

noun \rə-ˈpa-sə-tē\

Definition of RAPACITY

: the quality of being rapacious

Examples of RAPACITY

1. <the rapacity of the Spanish conquistadors was such that they were undeterred by the very preposterousness of the legend of El Dorado>

First Known Use of RAPACITY

1543

Related to RAPACITY

Synonyms: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, greed

Related Words: commercialism, materialism, possessiveness; gluttonousness, gluttony, piggishness; appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, ravenousness, thirst, voracity, yearning, yen; egoism, egotism, self-centeredness, self-interest, selfishness, self-regard

Near Antonyms: contentment, fulfillment (or fulfilment), gratification, satisfaction; bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charity, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, magnanimity, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness; altruism, selflessness

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Rhymes with RAPACITY

audacity, capacity, edacity, fugacity, loquacity, mendacity, opacity, predacity, pugnacity, sagacity, sequacity, tenacity, veracity, vivacity, voracity