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greed
(griːd)
uncountable noun
Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair.
...an insatiable greed for personal power. [+ for]
I get fed up with other people's greed.
Synonyms: avarice, longing, desire, hunger More Synonyms of greed
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greed in British English
(ɡriːd)
noun
1.
excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony
2.
excessive desire, as for wealth or power
Derived forms
greedless (ˈgreedless) adjective
Word origin
C17: back formation from greedygreed in American English
(grid)
noun
excessive desire for getting or having, esp. wealth; desire for more than one needs or deserves; avarice; cupidity
Word origin
back-form. < greedyCOBUILD Collocationsgreed
pure greed
sheer greed
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Examples of 'greed' in a sentencegreed
Quotations
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greedRemaking the World
The more you get, the more you want
The pitcher will go to the well once too often
In other languagesgreed
British English: greed NOUN
Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair.
...an insatiable greed for personal power.
- American English: greed
- Brazilian Portuguese: cobiça
- Chinese: 贪婪
- European Spanish: codicia
- French: avidité
- German: Gier
- Italian: avidità
- Japanese: 欲
- Korean: 탐욕
- European Portuguese: cobiça
- Latin American Spanish: codicia
Chinese translation of 'greed'
greed
(ɡriːd)
n (u)
-
贪(貪)婪
(tānlán)greed for sth对(對)某物贪(貪)得无(無)厌(厭)
(duì mǒuwù tān dé wú yàn)
1 (noun)
Definition
excessive desire for something, such as food or money
He ate too much out of sheer greed.
Synonyms
gluttony
Gluttony is a deadly sin.
voracity
edacity
esurience
gormandizing
insatiableness
ravenousness
2 (noun)
Definition
excessive desire for something, such as food or money
an insatiable greed for power
Synonyms
avarice
a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice
longing
He felt a longing for the familiar.
desire
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
hunger
craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
eagerness
selfishness
acquisitiveness
His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.
rapacity
their sexual desire and rapacity
cupidity (formal)
the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians
covetousness
graspingness
insatiableness
Opposites
generosity
, altruism
, benevolence
, self-restraint
, unselfishness
, munificence
, largesse or largess
Quotation
proverbs
Additional synonyms
in the sense of acquisitiveness
His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.
Synonyms
greed,
selfishness,
avarice,
rapacity,
covetousness,
avidity,
rapaciousness,
predatoriness,
avidness,
graspingness
in the sense of craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
Synonyms
longing,
hope,
desire,
urge,
yen (informal),
hunger,
appetite,
ache,
lust,
yearning,
thirst,
hankering,
the munchies (slang),
cacoethes
in the sense of cupidity
Definition
strong desire for wealth or possessions
the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians
Synonyms
avarice,
greed,
acquisitiveness,
rapacity,
covetousness,
avidity,
greediness,
rapaciousness,
graspingness
Synonyms of 'greed'
greed
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