rapaciousness
51ferocity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fierceness, savagery, brutality, cruelty. See malevolence, violence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fierceness, brutality, barbarity, savagery; see cruelty . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. savagery,… …
52greed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greediness, desire, cupidity, avidity, avarice. See gluttony, parsimony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. greediness, avidity, selfishness, eagerness, avarice, voracity, excess, rapacity, gluttony, piggishness …
53deSire — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The wish to enjoy] Syn. aspiration, longing, yearning, craving, wish, want, motive, will, urge, eagerness, ardor, solicitude, propensity, predilection, fancy, greed, avidity, Cupidity, covetousness, obsession, frenzy, craze,… …
54rapacity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Greed] Syn. avarice, covetousness, voracity; see greed . 2. [Plunder] Syn. thieving, thievery, marauding; see theft . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being voracious: avidity, edacity,… …
55voracity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gluttony, edacity*, rapacity; see greed . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being voracious: avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, ravenousness. See DESIRE …
56cupidity — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. greed, avarice, acquisitiveness, rapaciousness, graspingness, covetousness, want, hunger. ANT.: unselfishness, generosity II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:… …
57edacity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being voracious: avidity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, ravenousness, voracity. See DESIRE …
58omnivorousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being voracious: avidity, edacity, rapaciousness, rapacity, ravenousness, voracity. See DESIRE …
59ravenousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being voracious: avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity. See DESIRE …
60Taking — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Taking >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 taking taking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 reception reception &c.(taking in) 296 Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition &c.(taking food) 298 Sgm: N 1 appropriation appropriation prehension …
