Antonyms for greediness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gree-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgri di |
Definition of greediness
Origin :- Old English grædignes; see greedy + -ness.
- As in avarice : noun extreme greed
- As in voracity : noun ravenousness
- As in avidity : noun eagerness
- As in rapacity : noun greed
- As in acquisitiveness : noun greed
- As in avariciousness : noun greed
- As in omnivorousness : noun voracity
- As in rapaciousness : noun voracity
- As in ravenousness : noun voracity
- As in cupidity : noun greed, strong desire
- As in eagerness : noun enthusiasm, anxiousness
- As in hunger : noun appetite for food, other desire
- Rgina was greedy, but her pride was greater than her greediness.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Besides, in spite of her greediness, she remained so nice and good!
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- That oath I took with a greediness born of my fear of the death that was impending.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- When the pope heard these words he actually shook all over with greediness.
- Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
- It was no disloyalty to Tim; it was no greediness for name and wealth.
- Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
- It is splendid, this indifference of Nature to death, and her greediness for life!
- Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
- I think that punishment by depriving children of sweets only develops their greediness.
- Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
- His scheme appeals at once to benevolence and to greediness.
- Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum
- Again Granser's eyes burned with greediness as a large crab was handed to him.
- Extract from : « The Scarlet Plague » by Jack London
- Avarice; greediness, and laziness were their characteristics.
- Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
Synonyms for greediness
- a stomach for
- ache
- acquisitiveness
- alacrity
- ambition
- anticipation
- appetence
- appetency
- appetition
- ardor
- avarice
- avariciousness
- avidity
- big eyes
- bottomless pit
- close-fistedness
- covetousness
- craving
- cupidity
- desire
- eagerness
- earnestness
- edacity
- emptiness
- enthusiasm
- esurience
- excitement
- eyes for
- famine
- famishment
- fervor
- frugality
- gluttony
- grabbiness
- graspingness
- greed
- greediness
- gusto
- heartiness
- hunger
- hungriness
- impatience
- impetuosity
- infatuation
- intense desire
- intentness
- itching
- keenness
- longing
- lust
- mania
- miserliness
- money-grubbing
- money-hunger
- munchies
- niggardliness
- omnivorousness
- parsimony
- passion
- penny-pinching
- penuriousness
- possessiveness
- promptness
- quickness
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- ravenousness
- solicitude
- starvation
- stinginess
- sweet tooth
- thievery
- thirst
- thrift
- vacancy
- vehemence
- void
- voraciousness
- voracity
- want
- yearning
- yen
- zeal
- zest
- zing
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