covetousnessn.

/ˈkʌvɪtəsnɪs/

Etymology: formed as covetous adj. + -ness suffix.

†1. Strong or inordinate desire (of). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

covetingc1315

covetisec1340

covetousness1486

cupidity1547

grippleness1571

overlustiness1583

over-desire1641

voraginousness1654

gluttony1704

1486 Bk. St. Albans B viij b Who so for couetesnese of flieng leses the tyme of his hawke mewyng.

1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Catech. & Other Pieces (1844) 122 The covetousness of money is the root of all evil.

1588 R. Greene Pandosto sig. C4^v At last the couetousnesse of the coyne ouercame him.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 29 When Workemen striue to do better then wel, They do confound their skill in couetousnesse .

2. Inordinate and culpable desire of possessing that which belongs to another or to which one has no right.

ΘΚΠ

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

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark vii. f. liiij Oute off the herte off men, proceade..theeft, coveteousnes, wickednes.

1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Jvj Declaring the couetousnes of the Spaniardes to be vnsaciable.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. vi. 26 Desire of Riches [is called] Covetousnesse: a name used alwayes in signification of blame.

1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 54 Casting the eyes of covetousness upon the whole of the property.

1879 M. Arnold Equality in Mixed Ess. 49 We understand by covetousness the longing for other people's goods.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	covetousness
释义	covetousnessn. /ˈkʌvɪtəsnɪs/ Etymology: formed as covetous adj. + -ness suffix. †1. Strong or inordinate desire (of). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] covetingc1315 covetisec1340 covetousness1486 cupidity1547 grippleness1571 overlustiness1583 over-desire1641 voraginousness1654 gluttony1704 1486 Bk. St. Albans B viij b Who so for couetesnese of flieng leses the tyme of his hawke mewyng. 1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Catech. & Other Pieces (1844) 122 The covetousness of money is the root of all evil. 1588 R. Greene Pandosto sig. C4^v At last the couetousnesse of the coyne ouercame him. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 29 When Workemen striue to do better then wel, They do confound their skill in couetousnesse . View more context for this quotation 2. Inordinate and culpable desire of possessing that which belongs to another or to which one has no right. ΘΚΠ 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 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark vii. f. liiij Oute off the herte off men, proceade..theeft, coveteousnes, wickednes. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Jvj Declaring the couetousnes of the Spaniardes to be vnsaciable. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. vi. 26 Desire of Riches [is called] Covetousnesse: a name used alwayes in signification of blame. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 54 Casting the eyes of covetousness upon the whole of the property. 1879 M. Arnold Equality in Mixed Ess. 49 We understand by covetousness the longing for other people's goods. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1486
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