possessivenessn.

Brit.

/pəˈzɛsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/pəˈzɛsɪvnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possessive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < possessive adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being possessive, esp. with regard to another person.

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

1864 Athenæum 10 Sept. 339/2 Its operation, its possessiveness, becomes more intense.

1883 Lady V. Greville Keith's Wife I. 168 The man is apt to shock..by a too prompt assumption of possessiveness.

1927 Harper's Mag. Oct. Insert 529 High praise, indeed, for a first novel that has for its theme possessive mother-love and the resulting disasters of material possessiveness.

1959 A. Nin Children of Albatross 22 The echo of this helplessness was so strong that she still dreaded the possessiveness and willfullness of older men.

1986 M. Forster Private Papers 171 Emily's possessiveness increased. She could not let her children alone.

2001 M. Oakley Collage of God v. 68 The clenched fist..can represent so much of the human spirit—high-handedness, pride, threatening behaviour, possessiveness, control.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	possessiveness
释义	possessivenessn. Brit. /pəˈzɛsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /pəˈzɛsɪvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possessive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < possessive adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being possessive, esp. with regard to another person. 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 1864 Athenæum 10 Sept. 339/2 Its operation, its possessiveness, becomes more intense. 1883 Lady V. Greville Keith's Wife I. 168 The man is apt to shock..by a too prompt assumption of possessiveness. 1927 Harper's Mag. Oct. Insert 529 High praise, indeed, for a first novel that has for its theme possessive mother-love and the resulting disasters of material possessiveness. 1959 A. Nin Children of Albatross 22 The echo of this helplessness was so strong that she still dreaded the possessiveness and willfullness of older men. 1986 M. Forster Private Papers 171 Emily's possessiveness increased. She could not let her children alone. 2001 M. Oakley Collage of God v. 68 The clenched fist..can represent so much of the human spirit—high-handedness, pride, threatening behaviour, possessiveness, control. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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