acquisitiveness

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

need interest gluttony meanness desire passion hunger greed lust materialism appetite selfishness longing craving fondness
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Antonyms

amity pleasantness care charity oversight reluctance
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Hypernyms

greed

Hyponyms

retentivity retentiveness bibliomania

Phrases with the word

mental acquisitiveness

Examples

By the standards of 19th century tycoons, Carnegie was not a particularly ruthless man but a humanitarian with enough acquisitiveness to go in the ruthless pursuit of money. Source: Internet

These reforms were promoted to encourage materialism and acquisitiveness in order to stimulate economic growth. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acquisitive acquisitive prize acquisitively acquisitivism acquisitor acquisitory