covetousness English

Meaning covetousness meaning

What does covetousness mean?

covetousness

— noun an envious eagerness to possess something

— noun (= avarice) extreme greed for material wealth

— noun (= avarice) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Synonyms covetousness synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as covetousness?

covetousness English » English

greed

avarice

greediness

cupidity

envy

avidity

jealousy

voracity

rapacity

lust

eagerness

resentment

desire

avaritia

avariciousness

stinginess

ravenousness

rapaciousness

mammonism

jealousness

covet

alacrity

yen

wish

watering at the mouth

voraciousness

thirstiness

the hots

strong desire

sexual desire

selfishness

mortal sin

misery

miserliness

luxuria

longing

grudge

graspingness

gluttony

edacity

eager desire

deadly sin

covetise

cardinal sin

avaricе

ardent wish

appetite

appetency

appetence

addiction

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Jealous

• What words refer to the feeling of jealousy?
  jealousy envy (n) covetousness resentment sour grapes