greedinessn.

/ˈɡriːdɪnɪs/

Forms: see greedy adj.

Etymology: < greedy adj. + -ness suffix.

The attribute of being greedy. Const. as in the adjective.

1. Excessive longing for food or drink, or avidity in the consumption of it; gluttony, voracity, ravenousness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [noun] > greediness or voracity

yevernesseOE

greediness1426

wantonness1448

voracity1526

ravenousness1564

gulf1566

wolf1576

swallow1592

canine appetite1609

ravenage1673

polyphagia1693

voraciousness1710

hyperphagia1941

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 13044 Gredynesse Off sundry metys and deyntes.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 144 For mete is good to man,..so mesure be kepte, & þe sause þerto be dreed of god, þat gredynes be left.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. GGiii Voracite or gredinesse in eatyng.

1554 J. Stanton et al. Let. 2 Aug. in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford (1574) p. xi As the harte chased pantethe for gredines off waters.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 73 There is too much of the greedinesse of the Wolfe still remaining.

1744 T. Birch Life Boyle in R. Boyle Wks. I. 10 Philaretus was little given to greediness, either in fruits or sweetmeats.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. v. 105 He..chewed tobacco and water-cresses at the same time and with extraordinary greediness.

1856 T. B. Macaulay Johnson in Biogr. (1867) 88 He contracted a habit of eating with ravenous greediness.

2. Excessive eagerness or longing for wealth or gain; covetousness, avarice, rapacity, greed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions

greediness1154

greedilaikc1175

yissingc1275

covetise1297

covetingc1315

winningheadc1315

concupiscencec1340

avaricec1386

greedy worm1430

cupidity1436

covetousness1526

avariciousness1560

greed1609

an itching palma1616

gripulousness1633

havingness1646

avarition1661

my-ness1662

aviditya1680

gripingness1683

ingordigiousnessa1734

graspingness1747

accumulativeness1821

acquisitiveness1826

pleonexia1858

possessiveness1864

over-greed1867

appropriativeness1882

1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud. MS.) anno 1086 He wæs on gitsunge be feallan & grædinæsse he lufode mid ealle.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 103 Heo [auaritia] is helle iliche, forðon þet hi ba habbeð unafillendliche gredinesse.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 304 Ne beo nan þe gredure forto habbe mare. Beo gredinesse rote. of hire bitternesse.

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 178 Gredynesse and avarice letten þes two partis.

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 9034 The costys & the gret expense That thow dost hym for to plese, And hys gredynesse tapese.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Eph. iv. B To worke all maner of vnclennes euen with gredynesse [so 1611 and 1881; Wycliffite in coueityse; Gk. ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ].

1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. vi. 134 The greedinesse and extortion of the Court of Rome.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiii. 296 In excuse for his greediness, it ought to be said that he was the poorest noble of a poor nobility.

1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif vi. 193 Greediness for wealth.

1885 Liverpool Daily Post 11 Apr. 5/1 To explain off-hand the greediness of Russia in the Afghanistan direction.

3. Excessive longing or desire in general; eager longing; eagerness, keenness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun]

lickerousnessc1380

avaricec1386

avidityc1449

zealc1451

eagerness1486

greediness1553

anxiety1555

lickerishness1580

inhiation1608

exoptation1633

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. ix. f. 183 The gredines of glory, & the vnsaciable desire of fame, made no place to seme to far.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. viii. sig. G6^v Eger greedinesse through euery member thrild.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. vii. 7 The insatiate greedinesse of his desires.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. x. sig. Mm4^v A Greediness of Knowledge, that is impatient of being confin'd.

1668 London Gaz. No. 232/3 The people are with greediness expecting the issue of the ensuing Diet.

1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) II. 175 With what greediness are the miraculous accounts of travellers received.

1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. ii. 62 A topic which is always listened to with greediness.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 179 Men flew to frivolous amusements..with the greediness which long and enforced abstinence naturally produces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	greediness
释义	greedinessn. /ˈɡriːdɪnɪs/ Forms: see greedy adj. Etymology: < greedy adj. + -ness suffix. The attribute of being greedy. Const. as in the adjective. 1. Excessive longing for food or drink, or avidity in the consumption of it; gluttony, voracity, ravenousness. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [noun] > greediness or voracity yevernesseOE greediness1426 wantonness1448 voracity1526 ravenousness1564 gulf1566 wolf1576 swallow1592 canine appetite1609 ravenage1673 polyphagia1693 voraciousness1710 hyperphagia1941 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 13044 Gredynesse Off sundry metys and deyntes. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 144 For mete is good to man,..so mesure be kepte, & þe sause þerto be dreed of god, þat gredynes be left. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. GGiii Voracite or gredinesse in eatyng. 1554 J. Stanton et al. Let. 2 Aug. in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford (1574) p. xi As the harte chased pantethe for gredines off waters. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 73 There is too much of the greedinesse of the Wolfe still remaining. 1744 T. Birch Life Boyle in R. Boyle Wks. I. 10 Philaretus was little given to greediness, either in fruits or sweetmeats. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. v. 105 He..chewed tobacco and water-cresses at the same time and with extraordinary greediness. 1856 T. B. Macaulay Johnson in Biogr. (1867) 88 He contracted a habit of eating with ravenous greediness. 2. Excessive eagerness or longing for wealth or gain; covetousness, avarice, rapacity, greed. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions greediness1154 greedilaikc1175 yissingc1275 covetise1297 covetingc1315 winningheadc1315 concupiscencec1340 avaricec1386 greedy worm1430 cupidity1436 covetousness1526 avariciousness1560 greed1609 an itching palma1616 gripulousness1633 havingness1646 avarition1661 my-ness1662 aviditya1680 gripingness1683 ingordigiousnessa1734 graspingness1747 accumulativeness1821 acquisitiveness1826 pleonexia1858 possessiveness1864 over-greed1867 appropriativeness1882 1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud. MS.) anno 1086 He wæs on gitsunge be feallan & grædinæsse he lufode mid ealle. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 103 Heo [auaritia] is helle iliche, forðon þet hi ba habbeð unafillendliche gredinesse. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 304 Ne beo nan þe gredure forto habbe mare. Beo gredinesse rote. of hire bitternesse. c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 178 Gredynesse and avarice letten þes two partis. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 9034 The costys & the gret expense That thow dost hym for to plese, And hys gredynesse tapese. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Eph. iv. B To worke all maner of vnclennes euen with gredynesse [so 1611 and 1881; Wycliffite in coueityse; Gk. ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ]. 1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. vi. 134 The greedinesse and extortion of the Court of Rome. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiii. 296 In excuse for his greediness, it ought to be said that he was the poorest noble of a poor nobility. 1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif vi. 193 Greediness for wealth. 1885 Liverpool Daily Post 11 Apr. 5/1 To explain off-hand the greediness of Russia in the Afghanistan direction. 3. Excessive longing or desire in general; eager longing; eagerness, keenness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] lickerousnessc1380 avaricec1386 avidityc1449 zealc1451 eagerness1486 greediness1553 anxiety1555 lickerishness1580 inhiation1608 exoptation1633 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. ix. f. 183 The gredines of glory, & the vnsaciable desire of fame, made no place to seme to far. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. viii. sig. G6^v Eger greedinesse through euery member thrild. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. vii. 7 The insatiate greedinesse of his desires. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. x. sig. Mm4^v A Greediness of Knowledge, that is impatient of being confin'd. 1668 London Gaz. No. 232/3 The people are with greediness expecting the issue of the ensuing Diet. 1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) II. 175 With what greediness are the miraculous accounts of travellers received. 1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. ii. 62 A topic which is always listened to with greediness. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 179 Men flew to frivolous amusements..with the greediness which long and enforced abstinence naturally produces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1154
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