different between greediness vs gulosity
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)
- 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 […]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
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)
- (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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