Added 10 October 2026
rapacity
/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/ noun
Latin root: rapācitās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rapacity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Extreme gluttony.
- Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Origin
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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