covetousness
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈkʌvɪtəsnəs/
:
deseo desmedido
- Seized by covetousness and lust, he locked her sweetheart in the treasure chamber and returned to commandeer the saddened woman.
- envy and covetousness
Now, envy builds onto greed, covetousness, and lust.
- Now, envy builds onto greed, covetousness, and lust.
Examples
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"I want her," Erik said, and she heard the petulance, the covetousness in his voice.
Fiction book (1994) -
The murmuring, complaining, covetousness, and critical spirit defied it all.
Blog text (1) -
And you, blind with your own covetousness!
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Our Black Christian brothers and sisters vote on color and covetousness.
Blog text (3) -
But whenever he came to the Martin Harris farm, he always felt a tiny burst of covetousness.
Fiction book (1990) -
It represented the only display of covetousness on his part that Stan had ever seen.
Fiction book (1995) -
The covetousness I feel toward my friend Howard's new kitchen is not mitigated by the fact that no French monarch ever had a refrigerator with glass doors.
Blog text (19) -
On one side, self-indulgence presses me hard; on the other, covetousness strives to make an inroad.
Blog text (11) -
Anger, jealousy, covetousness, vengeance, extreme bias towards his 'chosen people' in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and against literally everyone else in creation; all these are hallmarks of the politics of a die-hard Republican.
Blog text (26) -
The feeling of covetousness crept in as she admired her neighbor's new car.
Synonyms
2
6.4
Wanting to control someone and keep them to yourself, often in relationships
1
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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8.1
A strong wish to get and keep money and things
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9.9
A very strong desire to take more than is fair
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7.9
A very strong desire for more food, money or success
A feeling of sadness and wanting something someone else has
A strong desire to have more than your fair share of things
A strong greedy wish to take more than is fair
Antonyms
How Covetous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Covetousness comes from the old Latin word cupidus, meaning 'desirous' and linked to Cupid, so you can think of it as a strong longing. That's why covetousness means a deep desire to possess something, especially what belongs to someone else.