English noun: covetousness | |||
1. | covetousness (feeling) an envious eagerness to possess something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enviousness, envy | ||
2. | covetousness (attribute) extreme greed for material wealth | ||
Synonyms | avarice, avariciousness, cupidity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | greed | ||
3. | covetousness (act) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
Synonyms | avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin | ||