nnoun.attributeexcessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deservesDerivationally Related Form:greedy
Hypernyms:desire
Inherited Hypernyms:greeddesiretendencydispositionpropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acquisitivenessavariceavariciousnesscovetousnesscupiditypossessiveness
Full Hyponyms:acquisitivenessavaricebibliomaniapossessivenessretentiveness
nnoun.actreprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)Synset:avarice avaritia covetousness rapacity
Derivationally Related Form:rapaciousgreedyavariciouscovetous
Hypernyms:deadly sin mortal sin
Inherited Hypernyms:avaricemortal sinsintransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity