greed
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greed
- /ɡɹiːd/
Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.
noun greeds
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A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
His greed was his undoing.
Similar: avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity, gluttony, covetise, cupidity, greed, Mammon, rapaciousness, ravin, voracity
Opposite: charity
verb greeds · greeding · greeded
- To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire. The ravens sit greeding, / And watching, and heeding: / Thoro' wind, over water, / Comes scent of the slaughter, / And ravens sit greeding / Their share of the bones.
- To play greedily or aggressively in a high-risk, high-reward scenario.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: avarice, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia, avidity, ambition, desire, appetite, hunger, gain, esurience, thirsty, sigh, anticorruption, profit, thirst
noun
Opposite: charity
Translations
Every language
noun selfish desire for more than is needed
| Español | codicia, avaricia, gula, glotonería, avidez, cudicia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탐욕 tamyok, 욕심 yoksim |
| 日本語 | 貪 ton, 欲 yoku, 貪欲 |
| 中文 | 貪心 /贪心 tānxīn, 貪欲 /贪欲 tānyù, 貪婪 /贪婪 tānlán |
| हिन्दी | लालच lālac, लोभ lobh |
| Português | ganância, cobiça, avareza |
| Français | avidité, cupidité |
| Deutsch | Gier, Habsucht, Habgier, Raffgier, Raffsucht |
| Italiano | avidità, ingordigia |
| Ελληνικά | απληστία aplistía |
| Română | aviditate, lăcomie, avariție |
| Русский | а́лчность álčnostʹ, жа́дность žádnostʹ, ненасы́тность nenasýtnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tham lam |
| العربية | جَشَع jašaʕ, طَمَع ṭamaʕ |
| עברית | בֶּצַע betza', חַמְדָנוּת ḥamdanut |
Talk about this word "greed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. greed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/greed "greed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/greed.Cite this
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title = {greed},
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