covetous
covetous · more covetous · most covetous
алчный, жадный
begierig, gierig
Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone elseDistastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
/ˈkʌvətəs/
» A covetous man is good to none and worst to himself.
Meaning
1 sensesDistastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
begierig, gierig
а́лчныйálčnyj, жа́дныйžádnyj
More definitions
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Examples
2 sentencesA covetous man is good to none and worst to himself.
No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. All the treasure in the world won't make him happy.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
distastefully desirous or keen — see also avaricious:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
distastefully desirous or keen — see also avaricious:
Origin
From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupFrom Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.
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Forms
more covetous, most covetous| Comparative | more covetous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most covetous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
20 synonymsgreedyA2miserableB1selfishB1voraciousC1acquisitiveavariciouscormorantedaciousesurientgraspingpiggishmiserlyrapacioussordid
Close in meaning
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages:enviousjealous
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth:avariciousgrabbygraspinggreedyprehensile
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form