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Webster 1913 Edition


Greediness

Greed′i-ness

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Noun.
[AS
grǣdignes
.]
The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire.
Syn. – Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.

Webster 1828 Edition


Greediness

GREE'DINESS

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Noun.
Keenness of appetite for food or drink; ravenousness; voracity.
Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness.
1.
Ardent desire.

Definition 2024


greediness

greediness

English

Noun

greediness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being greedy; greed.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
      Thereto the body of a dog she had, / Full of fell ravin and fierce greedinesse […].

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:greed