Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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greed | Yes | No | No | No |
desire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
greed (noun) | desire (noun) |
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reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | an inclination to want things |
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
something that is desired |
greed (verb) | desire (verb) |
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly | |
express a desire for | |
expect and wish |