Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,731,220,412 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

possessiveness

   Also found in: Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
pos·ses·sive  (p-zsv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.
2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.
n. Grammar
1. The possessive case.
2. A possessive form or construction.

pos·sessive·ly adv.
pos·sessive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.possessiveness - excessive desire to possess or dominate
greed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
Translations
possessiveness [pəˈzesɪvnɪs] Nposesividad f
possessiveness [pəˈzɛsɪvnɪs] npossessivité f
possessive pronoun npronom m possessif
possessiveness
neigene Art (about mit); (towards people) → besitzergreifende Art (towards gegenüber)
possessiveness [pəˈzɛsɪvnɪs] npossessività
possessiveness [pəˈzɛsɪvnɪs] npossessività


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.