covetousness

cov·et·ous

C0705600 (kŭv′ĭ-təs)adj. Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another: "At least three European empires had extended covetous gazes toward the Pacific Northwest" (David A. Bell).

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cov′et·ous·ly adv.cov′et·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	covetousness - an envious eagerness to possess somethingenviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
	2.	covetousness - extreme greed for material wealth avariciousness, cupidity, avaricegreed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
	3.	covetousness - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacitydeadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

covetousness

noun1. Resentful or painful desire for another's advantages:enviousness, envy, jealousy.2. Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, cupidity, graspingness, greed.Informal: grabbiness.

Translations

贪婪

covet

(ˈkavit) – past tense past participle ˈcoveted – verb to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else). I coveted her fur coat. 垂涎，覬覦 妄想（别人的东西）；渴望得到 ˈcovetous adjective 垂涎的 贪婪的ˈcovetously adverb 垂涎地 贪婪地ˈcovetousness noun 垂涎 贪婪