mammonic attitude

9.9

Putting money and things above other values

noun
/ˈmæməˌnɪk ˈætɪˌtjud/

Literature

: actitud mamónica

The company's policies reflect a distinctly mammonic attitude toward profit over ethics.

Examples

Growing up in an environment with a mammonic attitude shaped his views on success and happiness.
His mammonic attitude often alienates his friends.
His mammonic attitude often led to conflicts with friends.
Many people develop a mammonic attitude in today's society.
Growing up in a culture that values wealth, his mammonic attitude influenced how he defined success.
Her mammonic attitude caused her to prioritize money over meaningful relationships.
In a world increasingly driven by profit, adopting a mammonic attitude seems all too common.

Synonyms

cupidity

vsmammonic attitude

1 9.9

A very strong desire to have more money and things

is an obsessive mindset focused on acquiring wealth and things

covetousness

vsmammonic attitude

1 8.8

A very strong desire for money and things

is more obsessive about acquiring wealth and possessions

acquisitiveness

vsmammonic attitude

1 8.1

A strong wish to get and keep money and things

is the same but describes a fixed consuming mindset for getting wealth

pleonexia

vsmammonic attitude

Formal

9.9

A strong desire to have more than your fair share of things

is about obsession with acquiring wealth and things without fairness focus

mercenariness

vsmammonic attitude

9.9

Wanting personal gain, especially money, more than loyalty or doing what is right

is a personal obsession to gain wealth and possessions regardless of principle

Antonyms

generosity

128 2.1

Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others

selflessness

14 3.9

To care more about other people's needs than your own

Surface Forms

mammonic attitude singular

mammonic attitudes plural

Morphology

mammonic + attitude

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'mammonic' (relating to Mammon/wealth or greed) and 'attitude' (habitual way of thinking), they can directly infer an attitude obsessed with acquiring wealth. The compositional pattern is regular, so the MWE is transparent in morphological terms, although the adjective 'mammonic' is rare and unlikely to be known by a typical B1 learner.

Etymology

Mammonic attitude comes from the name Mammon, a character in old stories who stood for money and greed. So it now describes a way of thinking that loves money and things, or being 'obsessed with money'.