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noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: avarice, greed, rapacity, avaritia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mortal sin, deadly sin
noun
extreme greed for material wealth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: avarice, avariciousness, cupidity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: greed
noun
an envious eagerness to possess something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: envy, enviousness
History
From Middle English covatusnes, covetousnes, coveytousnesse; equivalent to covetous + -ness.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
