appropriativenessn.
Appropriative quality; tendency to take as one's own.
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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
the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [noun] > appropriation > tendency to
appropriativeness1882
1882 East. Daily Press 17 July 3 A rather amusing display of appropriativeness..when all day long the sweet stalls..were besieged by battalions of the common honey bee.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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