Words of the day
While reading comments today on an online bulletin board, I noticed that the people posting there were confusing two words that sound similar but mean very different things.
voracity: the quality or state of being voracious.
voracious: having a huge appetite, or excessively eager.
To use it in a sentence: “That boy is a voracious eater.” You could then say (awkwardly) that “he eats with voracity.”
This is not to be confused with
veracity: devotion to the truth, power of conveying or perceiving truth, conformity with truth or fact, or something that is true.
To use it in a sentence: “I do not trust the president; I question his veracity.”
All definitions are from Merriam-Webster.
Add comment January 14th, 2007
