greediness
1. an excessive desire for food • Syn: hoggishness, piggishness • Derivationally related forms: piggish (for: piggishness), hoggish (for: hoggishness), greedy • Hypernyms: gluttony 2. an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) - the greediness of lawyers • Syn: voraciousness, rapaciousness • Derivationally related forms: voracious (for: voraciousness), greedy • Hypernyms: selfishness
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