COVETOUSNESS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word covetousness. (close relations)
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| avarice | nounn | |||||
noun • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||
| greed | nounn | |||||
noun • excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||
| acquisitiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • strong desire to acquire and possess | ||||||
| ambition | nounn | |||||
noun • a cherished desire • a strong drive for success verb • have as one's ambition | ||||||
| appetite | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of craving something | ||||||
| craving | nounn | |||||
noun • an intense desire for some particular thing | ||||||
| hankering | nounn | |||||
noun • a yearning for something or to do something | ||||||
| hunger | nounn | |||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||
| longing | nounn | |||||
noun • prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||||||
| thirst | nounn | |||||
noun • a physiological need to drink • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to drink • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | ||||||
| wish | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a specific feeling of desire • an expression of some desire or inclination • (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare • the particular preference that you have verb • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • make or express a wish • feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of • order politely; express a wish for • invoke upon | ||||||
| yearning | nounn | |||||
noun • prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||||||
| desiring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||
| avariciousness | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||
| avaritia | nounn | |||||
noun • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||
| cupidity | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||
| rapacity | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme gluttony • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. | ||||||
