Covetousness
Covetousness
Covetousness tanım:
Kelime: cov·et·ous
Söyleniş: 'k&-v&-t&s
İşlev: adjective
1 : marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
2 : having a craving for possession covetous of power
- cov·et·ous·ly adverb
- cov·et·ous·ness noun
synonyms COVETOUS, GREEDY, ACQUISITIVE, GRASPING, AVARICIOUS mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. COVETOUS implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions covetous of his brother's country estate . GREEDY stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire greedy for status symbols . ACQUISITIVE implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep an eagerly acquisitive mind . GRASPING adds to COVETOUS and GREEDY an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means a hard grasping trader who cheated the natives . AVARICIOUS implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess an avaricious miser .
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Covetousness
n. greed, lust, envy, avariceBu konuda henüz görüş yok.
