greediness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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.
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