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greed

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noun

excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.

Words related to greed

longing, hunger, avarice, excess, selfishness, gluttony, edacity, covetousness, indulgence, rapacity, voracity, acquisitiveness, avidity, cupidity, eagerness, intemperance, craving, esurience, insatiableness

Words nearby greed

greco-, greco-roman, gree, greebo, greece, greed, greedy, greedy guts, greegree, greek, greek alphabet

Origin of greed

First recorded in 1600–10; back formation from greedy

SYNONYMS FOR greed

avarice, avidity, cupidity, covetousness; voracity, ravenousness, rapacity. Greed, greediness denote an excessive, extreme desire for something, often more than one's proper share. Greed means avid desire for gain or wealth (unless some other application is indicated) and is definitely uncomplimentary in implication: His greed drove him to exploit his workers. Greediness, when unqualified, suggests a craving for food; it may, however, be applied to all avid desires, and need not be always uncomplimentary: greediness for knowledge, fame, praise.
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OTHER WORDS FROM greed

greed·less, adjectivegreed·some, adjective

Definition for greed (2 of 2)

gree3
[ gree ]
/ gri /

verb (used with or without object), greed, gree·ing. British Dialect.

agree.

Origin of gree

3
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at gree2
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British Dictionary definitions for greed (1 of 4)

greed
/ (ɡriːd) /

noun

excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony
excessive desire, as for wealth or power

Derived forms of greed

greedless, adjective

Word Origin for greed

C17: back formation from greedy

British Dictionary definitions for greed (2 of 4)

gree1
/ (ɡriː) /

noun Scot archaic

superiority or victory
the prize for a victory

Word Origin for gree

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step

British Dictionary definitions for greed (3 of 4)

gree2
/ (ɡriː) /

noun obsolete

goodwill; favour
satisfaction for an insult or injury

Word Origin for gree

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin grātum what is pleasing; see grateful

British Dictionary definitions for greed (4 of 4)

gree3
/ (ɡriː) /

verb grees, greeing or greed

archaic, or dialect to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony

Word Origin for gree

C14: variant of agree
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