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greed

[ greed ]

noun

  1. excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.

    Synonyms: rapacity, ravenousness, covetousness, voracity, cupidity, avidity, avarice

    Antonyms: generosity



greed

/ ɡriːd /

noun

  1. excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony
  2. excessive desire, as for wealth or power


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgreedless, adjective

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Other Words From

  • greedless adjective
  • greedsome adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of greed1

First recorded in 1600–10; back formation from greedy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of greed1

C17: back formation from greedy

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Synonym Study

Greed, greediness denote an excessive, extreme desire for something, often more than one's proper share. Greed means avid desire for gain or wealth (unless some other application is indicated) and is definitely uncomplimentary in implication: His greed drove him to exploit his workers. Greediness, when unqualified, suggests a craving for food; it may, however, be applied to all avid desires, and need not be always uncomplimentary: greediness for knowledge, fame, praise.

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Example Sentences

Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

By the way, killjoys, American charitable giving goes up by 42 percent during this season of crass materialistic greed and excess.

The opera is a dark and passionate tale of adultery and greed.

The foreclosure-drama is a fascinating study of greed and class warfare, boasting excellent turns by Garfield and Shannon.

And my beloved Zimbabwe has sunk from a promising beacon into an abyss of greed and dictatorship.

But wise and successful as were his methods, the glory of his rule was darkened by his harshness and greed.

The creature's ears seemed literally to twitch with greed of news as he crossed the great quiet room.

These same mothers are now being forced to give these sons for useless slaughter so that the greed of nations can be appeased.

Did God create human lives and fertile lands to have them all fall before the greed of man?

The kitten, with the greed of its kind, devoured the cream, covering its small nose and whiskers with a pinkish film.

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