Synonyms for coveting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuhv-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for coveting Other synonyms for the word coveting
Définition of coveting
Origin :- mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting.
- verb desire strongly
- To wish to obtain something in a lawful way is not coveting.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- From desiring the farm, insensibly Crane drifted into coveting the mare.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Tiennette snatched from the hands of Rose and Jeanne the stockings they were coveting.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- That scoundrel Cousinho—Andreas, you know—has been coveting the brig for years.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- The thought of acquisition would have seemed like coveting the gold of a temple.
- Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable
- I was not coveting a fight, but it seemed as if there would be no avoidance of it now.
- Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- From coveting, the Navaho took to possessing by fair means or foul.
- Extract from : « The Indians of the Painted Desert Region » by George Wharton James
- By getting outside of himself he can gain the joy of coveting his own possessions.
- Extract from : « Six Major Prophets » by Edwin Emery Slosson
- A bull-pup is the last creature I should ever dream of coveting.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894 » by Various
- He could not understand any woman not coveting the privileges of Lady Harman.
- Extract from : « The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman » by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Antonyms for coveting
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