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unacquisitive

unacquisitive

9.0
Not wanting to own many things
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
translation icon : desinteresado
  • The monk lived an unacquisitive existence, untouched by material desires.

Examples

  • Though he grew up wealthy, he remained remarkably unacquisitive throughout his life.

  • Her unacquisitive attitude made her immune to the allure of consumer culture.

  • She is unacquisitive.

  • Tom is very unacquisitive.

  • Her unacquisitive attitude made her immune to the allure of consumer culture.

  • The monk lived an unacquisitive existence, untouched by material desires.

  • Though he grew up wealthy, he remained remarkably unacquisitive throughout his life.

Synonyms

antimaterialistic
vsunacquisitive
8.0

Not caring about having many possessions and choosing a simple life

focuses on a personal lack of desire to acquire or collect things

Antonyms

greedy
256 1.4

Wanting more food, money, or things than needed

acquisitive
2 7.9

To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy

How Acquisitive

greedy
256 1.4
acquisitive
2 7.9
unacquisitive
9.0

Surface Forms

unacquisitive positive

Morphology

unacquisitive = acquisitive (transparent) = un + acquisitive

The word is transparently formed by adding the prefix 'un-' to 'acquisitive', directly negating its meaning.

Etymology

Unacquisitive begins with un- ('not') and the rest comes from acquire ('to get'), the same part you see in acquisition. So, unacquisitive means 'not wanting to get or own things'.