greed

  • 11greed — *cupidity, rapacity, avarice Analogous words: greediness, covetousness, avariciousness, acquisitiveness (see corresponding adjectives at COVETOUS): voraciousness, ravenousness, rapaciousness, gluttonousness or gluttony (see corresponding… …

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  • 12greed — [n] overwhelming desire for more acquisitiveness, avarice, avidity, covetousness, craving, cupidity, eagerness, edacity, esurience, excess, gluttony, gormandizing, graspingness, hunger, indulgence, insatiableness, intemperance, longing,… …

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  • 13greed — ► NOUN ▪ intense and selfish desire for food, wealth, or power …

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  • 14greed — [grēd] n. [back form. < GREEDY] excessive desire for getting or having, esp. wealth; desire for more than one needs or deserves; avarice; cupidity …

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  • 15Greed — For other uses, see Greed (disambiguation). 1909 painting The Worship of Mammon by Evelyn De Morgan …

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  • 16greed — 01. The collective [greed] of mankind has resulted in a planet where our resources are being used up at an alarming rate. 02. His endless [greed] has made him an angry, unsatisfied person. 03. Casinos are the realm of hope, and [greed]. 04. Too… …

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  • 17greed — n. 1) to demonstrate, display greed 2) insatiable greed 3) greed for 4) consumed with greed * * * [griːd] display greed consumed with greed insatiable greed to demonstrate greed for …

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  • 18greed — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure, sheer, simple ▪ human, personal ▪ corporate ▪ the evils of corporate greed …

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  • 19Greed — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Greed, film de Erich von Stroheim de 1924, parmi les plus longs par leur durée. Greed, album du groupe Swans de 1986. Greed, jeu télévisé de 1999 2000.… …

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  • 20greed — greedless, adj. greedsome, adj. /greed/, n. excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions. [1600 10; back formation from GREEDY] Syn. avarice, avidity, cupidity, covetousness; voracity, ravenousness, rapacity. GREED, GREEDINESS… …

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