greed
жадібність, хтивість, ненажерливість, жадливість
жадность, алчность, ненасытность
Gier, Habgier, Habsucht, Raffgier
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of…A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
/ɡɹiːd/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
His greed was his undoing.
Gier, Habsucht, Habgier
а́лчностьálčnostʹ, жа́дностьžádnostʹ, ненасы́тностьnenasýtnostʹ
жа́дібністьžádibnistʹ, жадли́вістьžadlývistʹ, хти́вістьxtývistʹ
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
Translations
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Origin
c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.
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Forms
plural: greeds| Singular | greed |
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uncountable
Synonyms
13 synonymsClose in meaning
- reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins):avaricecovetousnessrapacityavaritia
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable