Definition of Greed

1. Noun. Excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves.

Generic synonyms: Desire
Specialized synonyms: Avarice, Avariciousness, Covetousness, Cupidity, Possessiveness, Acquisitiveness
Derivative terms: Greedy

2. Noun. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Exact synonyms: Avarice, Avaritia, Covetousness, Rapacity
Generic synonyms: Deadly Sin, Mortal Sin
Derivative terms: Avaricious, Covetous, Greedy, Rapacious

Definition of Greed

1. n. An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

Definition of Greed

1. Noun. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Greed

1. excessive desire for gain or wealth [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greed

grecians
grecize
grecized
grecizes
grecizing
greco-roman
grecque
grecques
gree
greeble
greebles
greebo
greebos
greeces
greecious
greed (current term)
greedfest
greedfests
greedhead
greedheads
greedier
greediest
greedily
greediness
greedinesses
greedless
greedmeister
greedmeisters
greedoid
greedoids

Literary usage of Greed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Problems of Child Welfare by George Benjamin Mangold (1914)
"In some regions, for example, poverty is a powerful compelling force; in another, low ideals among parents; in a third, the greed of employers. ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"ALL FOR greed. Mademoiselle Felicie! no, no! I really could have done without her 1 " And that was the ... And so the cause of sin was not love, but greed. ..."

3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"CHILD-SLAVERY: DEMOCRACY'S PRESENT BATTLE WITH THE MOLOCH OF greed. ... Already Ehe greed-governed interests are working, mole-like but actively, ..."

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