The action of covet, v.
| 单词 | θ143315 |
| 释义 | the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] (65) covetingc1315 The action of covet, v. covetisec1340 Ardent, excessive, or inordinate desire; lust. Const. of or infinitive. covetousness1486 Strong or inordinate desire (of). Obsolete. cupidity1547 gen. Ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness. Const. †of, for. archaic. grippleness1571 avarice, greed, niggardliness; also, greedy desire (to do something). overlustiness1583 over-desire1641 Excessive desire; a greater desire than is appropriate or productive. voraginousness1654 gluttony1704 figurative. rare. Subcategories:— an inordinate desire (2) — one who has inordinate desire (2) — inordinate desire of possessions (41) — rapacity (11) |
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