Greediness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greediness \Greed"i*ness\, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.]
     The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness.      --Shak.
  


     Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  greediness
       n 1: an excessive desire for food [syn: {hoggishness}, {piggishness}]
       2: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
          "the greediness of lawyers"