greed (gr d)n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: "Many . . . attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed" (Henry Fawcett). [Back-formation from greedy.] |
greed [griːd]
n
1. excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony
2. excessive desire, as for wealth or power
[back formation from greedy]
greedless adj
Greed
See Also: EATING AND DRINKING, ENVY
- (My) avarice cooled like lust in the chill grave —Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Avarice is like a graveyard; it takes all that it can get and gives nothing back —Josh Billings
- Avaricious … like a pig which seeks its food in the mud, without caring where it comes from —Jean B. M. Vianney
- The avaricious man is like the barren sandy ground of the desert which sucks in all the rain and dew with greediness, but yields no fruitful herbs or plants for the benefit of others —Zeno
- Covetous persons are like sponges which greedily drink in water, but return very little until they are squeezed —G. S. Bowles
- Greedy as a colt first loosed to pasture in the spring —Ben Ames Williams
- Greedy as a vulture —Tobias Smollett
- He [Donald Trump] has an appetite [for property] like a Rocky Mountain vulture —Alan Greenberg, Wall Street Journal, April 1, 1987
- Kings, like hyenas, will always fall upon dead carcasses, although their bellies are full, and although they are conscious that in the end they will tear one another to pieces over them —Walter Savage Landor
- (Love surfeits not) lust like a glutton dies —William Shakespeare
- Rapacious as a crocodile —Anon
- Rapacious as a warlord —Sharon Sheehe Stark
- Sucked him dry like a raw egg —Bertold Brecht
- They’re [the doctors] milking you like a cow —Molière
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  greed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deservesdesire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" possessiveness - excessive desire to possess or dominate acquisitiveness - strong desire to acquire and possess |
| 2. |  greed - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
greed greediness
noun
1. gluttony, voracity, insatiableness, ravenousness He ate too much out of sheer greed.
2. avarice, longing, desire, hunger, craving, eagerness, selfishness, acquisitiveness, rapacity, cupidity, covetousness, insatiableness an insatiable greed for power
avarice generosity, altruism, benevolence, self-restraint, unselfishness, munificence, largesse or largess
avarice generosity, altruism, benevolence, self-restraint, unselfishness, munificence, largesse or largess
Quotations
"There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed" [Frank Buchman Remaking the World]
"There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed" [Frank Buchman Remaking the World]
Proverbs
"The more you get, the more you want"
"The pitcher will go to the well once too often"
"The more you get, the more you want"
"The pitcher will go to the well once too often"
Translations
greed
n → Gier f (→ for nach +dat); (for material wealth also) → Habsucht f, → Habgier f; (= gluttony) → Gefräßigkeit f; greed for money/power → Geld-/Machtgier f
greed [griːd] n greed (for) (for money, power) → avidità (di), desiderio smodato (di); (for food) (also greediness) → golosità (per), ingordigia (di)
n greed [griːd]
a (too) great desire for food, money etc Eating five cakes is just sheer greed. begerigheid, gulsigheid جَشَع лакомия nenasytnost, lačnost grådighed die Gier, der Geiz λαιμαργία, απληστία avaricia; gula aplus حرص ahneus avidité, gloutonnerie תַּאֲווַת בֶּצַע, חַמדָנוּת लालसा pohlepa, lakomost mohóság; kapzsiság kerakusan græðgi avidità; golosità どん欲 탐욕 godumas, gobšumas rijība; mantkārība gelojoh gulzigheid; gierigheid grådighet, griskhet łakomstwo, zachłanność cobiça lăcomie, aviditate жадность;прожорливость nenásytnosť, pažravosť lakomnost pohlepa glupskhet, snikenhet ความโลภ açgözlülük 貪婪 жадібність لالچ sự tham lam 贪婪
adj greedy
gulsige جَشِع، شَرِه лаком nenasytný, chamtivý grådig; grisk gierig λαίμαργος avaricioso, codicioso; glotón ablas حریص ahne avide; gourmand חַמדָן लालची pohlepan kapzsi rakus gráðugur avido; goloso 欲張りな 탐욕스러운 godus, gobšus rijīgs; mantkārīgs gelojoh gulzig, vraatzuchtig; gierig grådig, begjærlig, grisk łakomy cobiçoso lacom, avid жадный; прожорливый chamtivý, nenásytný lakomen pohlepan glupsk, girig ซึ่งหิวกระหาย açgözlü 貪婪的 пожадливий لالچی đầy tham lam 贪婪的
adv greedily
gulsig بِجَشَع، بِشَرَه алчно nenasytně, chamtivě grådigt; griskt gierig λαίμαργα, άπληστα con avaricia/codicia; glotonamente aplalt با ولع ahneesti avidement בְּחַמדָנוּת लालच के साथ pohlepno pénzsóváran dengan rakus græðgislega avidamente 欲張って 탐욕스럽게 godžiai rijīgi; mantkārīgi dengan gelojoh gulzig, begerig; gierig grådig, begjærlig zachłannie avidamente lacom, cu lăcomie жадно; прожорливо nenásytne poželjivo pohlepno glupskt, girigt อย่างตะกละตะกลาม açgözlülükle 貪婪地 жадібно لالچ سے tham lam 贪婪地
n greediness
gulsigheid جَشَع، شَرَه алчност nenasytnost, chamtivost grådighed; griskhed die Gier λαιμαργία, απληστία avaricia, codicia; gula aplus حرص ahneus avidité חַמדָנוּת लोभ, लालच pohlepa mohóság, kapzsiság sifat rakus græðgi avidità; golosità どん欲さ 탐욕 godumas, gobšumas rijība; mantkārība sifat gelojoh gulzigheid, hebzucht, gierigheid grådighet, begjærlighet zachłanność cobiça lăcomie ненасытность nenásytnosť lakomnost pohlepnost glupskhet, girighet ความตะกละ; ความละโมบ açgözlülük 貪婪 жадібність لالچ thói tham lam 贪婪
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