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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an excessive desire for food;
[syn: greediness, hoggishness, piggishness]

2. an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
- Example: "the greediness of lawyers"
[syn: greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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