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greediness

English

Etymology

From Middle English gredynesse, from Old English gr?di?nes; equivalent to greedy +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???i?din?s/

Noun

greediness (usually uncountable, plural greedinesses)

  1. The state of being greedy; greed.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
      Thereto the body of a dog she had, / Full of fell ravin and fierce greedinesse []

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:greed

Anagrams

  • Niger seeds, genderises

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gulosity

English

Etymology

From Late Latin gul?sit?tem, from gul?sus (gluttonous).

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: g(y)ü-'lä-s?-t?

Noun

gulosity (uncountable)

  1. (now rare) Excessive appetite; greed, gluttony.
    Synonyms: greediness, voracity, gluttony
    • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 331:
      [T]he 206th number of his Rambler is a masterly essay against gulosity.

Related terms

  • gullet

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