Definition of RAPACITY

rapacity

Meanings

Plural: rapacities

Noun

  • extreme gluttony
  • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • The quality of being rapacious; voracity.

Origin / Etymology

From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité, from Latin rapacitas.

Scrabble Score: 15

rapacity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rapacity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rapacity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

rapacity is a valid Words With Friends word