greed

English Thesaurus

1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	deadly sin, mortal sin,
definition	:	an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace (noun.act)

2. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	desire,
definition	:	an inclination to want things (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity,
definition	:	extreme greed for material wealth (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	possessiveness,
definition	:	excessive desire to possess or dominate (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	acquisitiveness,
definition	:	strong desire to acquire and possess (noun.attribute)

3. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act)

derivation	:	avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,
definition	:	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (adj.all)

derivation	:	rapacious, ravening, voracious,
definition	:	excessively greedy and grasping (adj.all)

4. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,
definition	:	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (adj.all)

5. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act)

derivation	:	avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,
definition	:	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (adj.all)

derivation	:	rapacious, ravening, voracious,
definition	:	excessively greedy and grasping (adj.all)

6. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,
definition	:	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (adj.all)