noun · uncountable · rare

covetousness

Habsucht, Gier

Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealthImmoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

/ˈkʌvətəsnəs/

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable, usually)Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
Habsucht, Gier
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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By meaning 1

desire for the possession of something:

From Middle English covatusnes, covetousnes, coveytousnesse; equivalent to covetous + -nes

From Middle English covatusnes, covetousnes, coveytousnesse; equivalent to covetous + -ness.

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plural: covetousnesses

Singular	covetousness

uncountable

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins):avarice greed rapacity avaritia
extreme greed for material wealth:avarice avariciousness cupidity

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