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- [gree-dee]
- /ˈgri di/
- /ˈgriːdɪnɪs/
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- [gree-dee]
- /ˈgri di/
Definitions of greediness word
- adjective greediness excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company. 1
- adjective greediness having a strong or great desire for food or drink. 1
- adjective greediness keenly desirous; eager (often followed by of or for): greedy for praise. 1
- noun greediness The state of being greedy. 1
- noun greediness gluttony: for food 1
- noun greediness avarice: for wealth, etc. 1
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Origin of greediness
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gredy, Old English grædig; cognate with Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic gredags
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Parts of speech for Greediness
noun
adjective
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greediness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for greediness
noun greediness
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- avidity — the quality or state of being avid
Antonyms for greediness
noun greediness
- generosity — readiness or liberality in giving.
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
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