greediness

2 definitions found

greediness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Greediness \Greed"i*ness\, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.]
     The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness.      --Shak.
  
     Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.
          [1913 Webster]

greediness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  greediness
      n 1: an excessive desire for food [syn: greediness,
           hoggishness, piggishness]
      2: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
         "the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
         voraciousness, rapaciousness]