English noun: rapacity | |||
1. | rapacity (attribute) extreme gluttony | ||
Synonyms | edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, voraciousness, voracity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gluttony | ||
2. | rapacity (act) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
Synonyms | avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin | ||