Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [greed]
- /grid/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [greed]
- /grid/
Definition of greedless word
- noun greedless excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions. 3
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Origin of greedless
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; back formation from greedy
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Greedless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
greedless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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