Definition of COVETOUSNESS

covetousness

Meanings

Plural: covetousnesses

Noun

  • an envious eagerness to possess something
  • extreme greed for material wealth
  • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English covatusnes, covetousnes, coveytousnesse; equivalent to covetous + -ness.

Scrabble Score: 17

covetousness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
covetousness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
covetousness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

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