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
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Words With Friends Score: 21
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