English dictionary
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English noun: greed | |||
| 1. | greed (attribute) excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity, possessiveness | ||
| 2. | greed (act) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
| Synonyms | avarice, avaritia, covetousness, rapacity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin | ||
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