The meaning of Greed

Greed – definition

noun
Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.
Usage examples:
Mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles
Synonims:
Avarice Greediness Acquisitiveness Covetousness Rapacity Graspingness Cupidity Avidity Possessiveness Materialism Mercenariness Predatoriness Money-grubbing Money-grabbing Grabbiness Mammonis

noun
Insatiable desire for wealth

noun
A strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money
Usage examples:
He was motivated by pure greed., he was greedy for power.

Greed translation into English

Greed: translate from English into Chinese

贪婪, 贪心

Greed: translate from English into Dutch

Hebzucht, Gulzigheid, Begerigheid

Greed: translate from English into French

Avidité, Cupidité, Gourmandise, Concupiscence

Greed: translate from English into German

Gier, Habsucht, Habgier, Raffgier, Gefräßigkeit

Greed: translate from English into Hindi

लालच, लोभ, तृष्णा, अति लोभ, लोलुपता

Greed: translate from English into Italian

Avidità, Cupidigia, Ingordigia, Bramosia, Ghiottoneria

Greed: translate from English into Korean

탐욕, 욕심

Greed: translate from English into Russian

Жадность, Алчность

Greed: translate from English into Spanish

Codicia, Avidez, Gula

Word origin

late 16th century: back-formation from greedy.

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Greed synonims

acquisitiveness

noun
Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.
Usage examples:
This aggressive merchandising encourages acquisitiveness among children

noun
Eagerness to own and collect things
Usage examples:
He was known for his acquisitiveness, buying any work of art that caught his eye., the group's acqu…

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avarice

noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Usage examples:
He was rich beyond the dreams of avarice

noun
Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

noun
An extremely strong desire to obtain or keep wealth
Usage examples:
Avaricious land speculators

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avidity

noun
Keen interest or enthusiasm.
Usage examples:
He read detective stories with avidity

noun
The quality of being extremely eager or interested
Usage examples:
He studied indian history with avidity., it seems i'm an ideal target for advertisers, and i am per…

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covetousness

noun
A strong wish to have something, especially something that belongs to someone else
Usage examples:
Covetousness is condemned as a great sin., it is the type of sports car that excites lustful coveto…

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cupidity

noun
Greed for money or possessions.
Usage examples:
New wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favourable for the arts

noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions

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greediness

noun
The quality of wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need
Usage examples:
My family can't understand why i might need to eat more, and tell me it's greediness., the smuggler…

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materialism

noun
A tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
Usage examples:
They hated the sinful materialism of the wicked city

noun
The belief that money, possessions, and comfort are the most important things to obtain in life
Usage examples:
I was a materialistic person, very career-oriented, with a large ego.

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money-grabbing

adjective
Mainly interested in money and doing everything possible to get it
Usage examples:
They see their bosses as money-grubbing robots and not as coworkers., he was the top money-grubber …

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money-grubbing

adjective
Mainly interested in money and doing everything possible to get it
Usage examples:
They see their bosses as money-grubbing robots and not as coworkers., he was the top money-grubber …

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rapacity

noun
Aggressive greed.
Usage examples:
The rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit from their property

noun
The quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force
Usage examples:
The rapacity of big corporations, our rapacity is destroying species at a rate not seen in 65 milli…

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