- greediness
- n.
1.Voracity, ravenousness, gluttony, excessive hunger.2.Eagerness, longing, greed, avidity, intense desire.3.Grasping, graspingness, avarice, rapacity, selfishness.
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Greediness — Greed i*ness, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. [1913 Webster] Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak. Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greediness — index greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
greediness — O.E. grædignes; see GREEDY (Cf. greedy) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
greediness — greedy ► ADJECTIVE (greedier, greediest) ▪ having or showing greed. DERIVATIVES greedily adverb greediness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
greediness — noun 1. an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑hoggishness, ↑piggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish (for: ↑piggishness), ↑hoggish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
greediness — noun see greedy … New Collegiate Dictionary
greediness — See greedily. * * * … Universalium
greediness — noun The state of being greedy … Wiktionary
greediness — greed·i·ness || griËdɪnɪs n. covetousness, avarice, desire for great wealth or power … English contemporary dictionary
greediness — greed·i·ness … English syllables
