gluttony vs rapaciousness
rapaciousness vs gluttonygluttony and rapaciousness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gluttony | Yes | No | No | No |
| rapaciousness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
rapaciousness is a hyponym of
gluttony; that is, rapaciousness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
gluttony:
- gluttony: habitual eating to excess
- rapaciousness: extreme gluttony
Other hyponyms of gluttony include
greediness, hoggishness, piggishness, edacity, esurience, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity.
| gluttony (noun) | rapaciousness (noun) |
|---|---|
| eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) | extreme gluttony |
| habitual eating to excess | an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) |
| (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. |
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