acquisitiveness
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8.1
- noun
- /əˈkwɪzɪtɪvnəs/
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acaparamiento
- Her acquisitiveness led her to buy the latest smartphones, fashion items, and luxury cars.
Examples
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The poet Allen Ginsberg had this in mind in a letter to the Wall Street Journal that commented on American acquisitiveness when he observed, "You own twice as much rug if you're twice as aware of the rug."
Academic text (2011) -
The idea changed his life, for, like the infrared light that exposes the hidden flaws of a forgery, it revealed an unacknowledged capacity for acquisitiveness.
Fiction book (1994) -
During all these years, it seemed, she had not become a prey to greed, envy, or acquisitiveness.
Fiction book (1993) -
So you're not going after something with sticky acquisitiveness or kind of sticky attachment.
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The student-as-consumer ethic, on the other hand, focuses on individual acquisitiveness instead of mutual cooperation.
Academic text (1997) -
Many people show their acquisitiveness by constantly seeking out the newest gadgets.
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The company's acquisitiveness was evident when it aggressively pursued acquisitions of smaller firms.
Synonyms
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1.9
A strong selfish wish for more, especially money or power
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9.9
A very strong desire to have more money and things
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8.4
A very strong hunger or want for something you cannot get enough of
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9.9
A very strong desire to have more money and things
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4.0
Wanting too much money or things and not being satisfied
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8.8
A very strong desire for money and things
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9.9
A very strong desire to take more than is fair
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9.9
A very strong wish to have more money or things than you need
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7.9
A very strong desire for more food, money or success
Putting money and things above other values
A very strong desire to have a lot of money and things
A strong desire to have more than your fair share of things
A strong greedy wish to take more than is fair
Antonyms
How Acquisitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
acquisitiveness = acquisitive (transparent) = acquisit + ive + ness
Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'acquisitive', yielding the state or quality of being acquisitive.
Etymology
The word acquisitiveness comes from the common verb acquire, which comes from an old Latin root quaerere meaning 'to seek' or 'to get'. So, acquisitiveness is the strong wish to get and keep things.