Greediness

Greediness
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]


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  • 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 || griːdɪnɪs n. covetousness, avarice, desire for great wealth or power …   English contemporary dictionary

  • greediness — n. 1. Voracity, ravenousness, gluttony, excessive hunger. 2. Eagerness, longing, greed, avidity, intense desire. 3. Grasping, graspingness, avarice, rapacity, selfishness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • greediness — greed·i·ness …   English syllables

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