greediness

English

Etymology

From Middle English gredynesse, from Old English grǣdiġnes; equivalent to greedy +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹiːdinɪs/

Noun

greediness (usually uncountable, plural greedinesses)

1. The state of being greedy; greed.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     Thereto the body of a dog she had, / Full of fell ravin and fierce greedinesse […]

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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