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Excessive desire
Answer for the clue "Excessive desire ", 10 letters:
greediness
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Word definitions for greediness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an excessive desire for food [syn: hoggishness , piggishness ] an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English grædignes ; see greedy + -ness .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being greedy; greed.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Greediness \Greed"i*ness\, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. --Shak. Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.
Usage examples of greediness.
That money given by love or by friendship brought her luck for a short time, and she soon won back all we had lost, but in our greediness or imprudence we continued to play, and finally we lost our last sequin.
The voluptuous man who reasons, disdains greediness, rejects with contempt lust and lewdness, and spurns the brutal revenge which is caused by a first movement of anger: but he is dainty, and satisfies his appetite only in a manner in harmony with his nature and his tastes.
The distance of the former and the cautious, unassuming character of it's minister here is one cause of delays: a greater one is the greediness and instable character of the emperor.