PLEONEXIAS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word pleonexias. (close relations)
Definition of PLEONEXIAS
pleonexia
Best Alternative Words for PLEONEXIAS
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acquisitiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • strong desire to acquire and possess | ||||||||
avarice | nounn | |||||||
noun • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
covetousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an envious eagerness to possess something • extreme greed for material wealth • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
cupidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
grasping | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • understanding with difficulty • the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) adjective satellite • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | ||||||||
greed | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
hunger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||||
materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
rapacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme gluttony • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. | ||||||||
selfishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others | ||||||||
urge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a strong restless desire verb • force or impel in an indicated direction • push for something • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||||||||
voracity | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive desire to eat • extreme gluttony | ||||||||
insatiability | nounn | |||||||
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