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What is "covetousness" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does covetousness mean in English? Meaning of covetousness definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "covetousness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "covetousness": an envious eagerness to possess something

Noun

  • Meaning: an envious eagerness to possess something
  • Synonyms: covetousness
  • Hypernyms: enviousness envy

    • Meaning of "covetousness": extreme greed for material wealth

    Noun

  • Meaning: extreme greed for material wealth
  • Synonyms: avarice avariciousness covetousness cupidity
  • Hypernyms: greed

    • Meaning of "covetousness": reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

    Noun

  • Meaning: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • Synonyms: avarice avaritia covetousness greed rapacity
  • Hypernyms: deadly sin mortal sin

    • Synonyms:

    cupidity, greed, avariciousness,

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