excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony excessive desire, as for wealth or power
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
greed /grid/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- excessive or overly strong desire, esp. for wealth, profit, or possessions;
avarice.
greed
(grēd),USA pronunciation n.
greed′less, adj.
greed′some, adj.
- excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions.
- back formation from greedy 1600–10
greed′some, adj.
- 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.
- generosity.
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- cruel
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- filagree
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- star
- synonymous
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