'Greediness' definitions:
Definition of 'greediness'
(from WordNet)
noun
An excessive desire for food [syn: greediness, hoggishness, piggishness]
noun
An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness]
Definition of 'Greediness'
From: GCIDE
- Greediness \Greed"i*ness\, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. [1913 Webster]
- Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. --Shak.
- Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity. [1913 Webster]