Meanness - English meaning

noun

Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.

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This aggressive merchandising encourages acquisitiveness among children

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Eagerness to own and collect things

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He was known for his acquisitiveness, buying any work of art that caught his eye., the group's acqu…

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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He was rich beyond the dreams of avarice

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Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

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An extremely strong desire to obtain or keep wealth

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Avaricious land speculators

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The state or process of falling into decay or being in disrepair.

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The mill was in a state of dilapidation

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The state of being old and in poor condition

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The farmhouse fell into a state of dilapidation., the theatre is being restored to its former glory…

abbreviation

Gas.

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The acceleration due to gravity, equal to 9.81 m/s2.

noun

The seventh letter of the alphabet.

noun

Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

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Mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles

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Insatiable desire for wealth

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A strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money

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He was motivated by pure greed., he was greedy for power.

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The dynasty ruling china 1368–1644 founded by zhu yuanzhang (1328–98).

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China's ming emperors

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Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.

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The party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions

noun

The state or quality of being nasty.

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The nastiness of the campaign

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The quality of being bad or very unpleasant

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She was wary of the nastiness of politics., a chef reveals the nastiness inside upscale restaurant …

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Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.

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He had a reputation for parsimony in his lifetime but left several charitable bequests in his will

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Unwillingness to spend money or to give things to people

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There is no excuse for such corporate parsimony over staff salaries., the government has been parsi…

adjective

Unwilling to spend money; miserly.

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Being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser

noun

Unwillingness to spend money.

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This penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion

adjective

Unwilling to spend money

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Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources., the tra…

noun

The state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

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He couldn't face another year of penury

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The state of being extremely poor

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The state of being extremely poor.

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Thousands of families are living in abject poverty

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The quality of looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities

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The cinema has a certain seediness left over from when it was a strip club.

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The quality of looking old or in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for

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Julia noticed the shabbiness of the well-washed paintwork and the cracks in the ceiling., the train…

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The quality of being dirty and unpleasant

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He vividly describes the sordidness of middle-class poverty., the sordidness of factory smoke and h…

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The quality of wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, because you feel angry towards them

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There is an incredible level of small-minded immaturity and spitefulness among some people.

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The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

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They lived in squalor and disease

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The condition of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money

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These people are forced to live in squalor., it was a dirty, damp, smelly flat - the usual student …

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Unwillingness to spend money

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He has a reputation for stinginess., is giving your unwanted gifts as birthday presents good for th…

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Cheap or low quality, or bad style

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The tackiness of the souvenirs on sale, the tackiness of the surface

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The quality of being fixed, fastened, or closed firmly.

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The tightness of the seal was tested

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The quality of fitting the body too closely

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The tightness of the waistband, one of the typical symptoms of anxiety is a feeling of tightness in…

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Inconsiderate and harsh behaviour.

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She had had enough of her father's unkindness

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The state or quality of being unpleasant.

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Their faces were filled with unpleasantness

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The fact of not being enjoyable or pleasant

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The cold, raw temperatures of late january only added to the general unpleasantness of the climate.…

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The state of being unpleasant or of low quality

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He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home., they were doomed to a life of wretchedness and…