covetingn.

/ˈkʌvɪtɪŋ/

Etymology: < covet v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of covet v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun]

covetingc1315

covetisec1340

covetousness1486

cupidity1547

grippleness1571

overlustiness1583

over-desire1641

voraginousness1654

gluttony1704

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions

greediness1154

greedilaikc1175

yissingc1275

covetise1297

covetingc1315

winningheadc1315

concupiscencec1340

avaricec1386

greedy worm1430

cupidity1436

covetousness1526

avariciousness1560

greed1609

an itching palma1616

gripulousness1633

havingness1646

avarition1661

my-ness1662

aviditya1680

gripingness1683

ingordigiousnessa1734

graspingness1747

accumulativeness1821

acquisitiveness1826

pleonexia1858

possessiveness1864

over-greed1867

appropriativeness1882

c1315 Shoreham 22 Let ounde and wrethe and coveytynge.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. vi. 12 Regne not synne in ȝoure deedly body, that ȝe obeische to his coueitingis.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xiv. 159 That dyamand schold be ȝoven frely, with outen coveytynge.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. v. 25 Ambitions, Couetings, change of Prides, Disdaine.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) ix. 247 The zealous desires or covetings of men after spiritual things.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xi. 260 A country so rich and splendid could scarcely fail to awaken covetings.

1887 Ruskin in Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Nov. 3/1 Nothing made Carlyle more contemptuous than this coveting of ‘happiness’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

covetingadj.

Etymology: formed as covet v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoveting.

That covets.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective]

lustfulc893

yevereOE

covetousa1300

unmeasurablea1398

lustsomea1400

over-lustya1500

coveting1526

kitish1566

inexpleble1569

salt1598

over-desirous1647

voraginousa1652

sitient1656

voragious1665

gluttonous1671

ingorgeous1679

voracious1746

edacious1819

snack1883

desperatea1958

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions

greedya1000

overgreedyOE

avarous1303

covetous1340

concupiscible1398

avaricious1474

silver-sick?a1500

lucrous1511

having1528

lucrative1549

concupiscentious1555

holding1569

griping?1573

concupiscential1577

over-havinga1600

gripulous1614

ingordigious1637

concupitive1651

appropriative1655

lucripetous1675

coveting1699

grasping1747

concupiscenta1834

acquisitive1846

pleonectic1858

big-eye1868

wanting1876

possessive1889

grabby1910

gold-digging1925

territorial1966

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. fiii^v A couetyng desyre to..fulfyll the commaundementes of god.

1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue ii. ii. 166 A coveting or avaritious Temper.

Derivatives

ˈcovetingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adverb]

yeverlyeOE

covetously1382

covetinglyc1384

advantageously1606

inexplebly1615

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Thess. ii. 8 We desyringe ȝou coueityngly, or with greet loue, wolden bitake to ȝou..the gospel of God.

1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 249 Pha. Most couetingly ready, Amorphvs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	coveting
释义	covetingn. /ˈkʌvɪtɪŋ/ Etymology: < covet v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of covet v. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] covetingc1315 covetisec1340 covetousness1486 cupidity1547 grippleness1571 overlustiness1583 over-desire1641 voraginousness1654 gluttony1704 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions greediness1154 greedilaikc1175 yissingc1275 covetise1297 covetingc1315 winningheadc1315 concupiscencec1340 avaricec1386 greedy worm1430 cupidity1436 covetousness1526 avariciousness1560 greed1609 an itching palma1616 gripulousness1633 havingness1646 avarition1661 my-ness1662 aviditya1680 gripingness1683 ingordigiousnessa1734 graspingness1747 accumulativeness1821 acquisitiveness1826 pleonexia1858 possessiveness1864 over-greed1867 appropriativeness1882 c1315 Shoreham 22 Let ounde and wrethe and coveytynge. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. vi. 12 Regne not synne in ȝoure deedly body, that ȝe obeische to his coueitingis. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xiv. 159 That dyamand schold be ȝoven frely, with outen coveytynge. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. v. 25 Ambitions, Couetings, change of Prides, Disdaine. View more context for this quotation a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) ix. 247 The zealous desires or covetings of men after spiritual things. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xi. 260 A country so rich and splendid could scarcely fail to awaken covetings. 1887 Ruskin in Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Nov. 3/1 Nothing made Carlyle more contemptuous than this coveting of ‘happiness’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). covetingadj. Etymology: formed as covet v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoveting. That covets. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] lustfulc893 yevereOE covetousa1300 unmeasurablea1398 lustsomea1400 over-lustya1500 coveting1526 kitish1566 inexpleble1569 salt1598 over-desirous1647 voraginousa1652 sitient1656 voragious1665 gluttonous1671 ingorgeous1679 voracious1746 edacious1819 snack1883 desperatea1958 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions greedya1000 overgreedyOE avarous1303 covetous1340 concupiscible1398 avaricious1474 silver-sick?a1500 lucrous1511 having1528 lucrative1549 concupiscentious1555 holding1569 griping?1573 concupiscential1577 over-havinga1600 gripulous1614 ingordigious1637 concupitive1651 appropriative1655 lucripetous1675 coveting1699 grasping1747 concupiscenta1834 acquisitive1846 pleonectic1858 big-eye1868 wanting1876 possessive1889 grabby1910 gold-digging1925 territorial1966 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. fiii^v A couetyng desyre to..fulfyll the commaundementes of god. 1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue ii. ii. 166 A coveting or avaritious Temper. Derivatives ˈcovetingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adverb] yeverlyeOE covetously1382 covetinglyc1384 advantageously1606 inexplebly1615 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Thess. ii. 8 We desyringe ȝou coueityngly, or with greet loue, wolden bitake to ȝou..the gospel of God. 1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 249 Pha. Most couetingly ready, Amorphvs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.c1315adj.c1384
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