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n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: "Many . . . attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed” ( Henry Fawcett).

n. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

n. An eager desire or longing; greediness.

n. An excessively eager desire to possess something, especially wealth; avaricious desire; especially, coarse and brutal avarice.

n. A greedy person.

n. Synonyms Greediness, Greed; eagerness, avidity. Greediness is used either literally or figuratively, as greediness for food, greediness for favors, applause, knowledge; greed has now lost its literal sense, and is rarely used except for avarice and in such phrases as greed of gain, greed of wealth, greed of gold.

To cry; cry out; call.

n. A pondweed (Potamogeton in several species): usually in plural.

n. plural Straw used to make manure in a farm-yard.

n. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

n. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

"Lord Myners attacks bankers 'greed and finds God minister appointed to clean up the City, is so disenchanted by bankers' greed and self-aggrandisement that he is planning to become a theology student."

deadly sin    mortal sin   

greediness    rapacity    covetousness    avarice   

gree   

Aristide    Bede    Ede    Gilead    Mead    Meade    Read    Reed    Reid    Sinead   

lust    selfishness    avarice    ambition    envy    vanity    arrogance    stupidity    malice    meanness