covetousness açgözlülük

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Definition of covetousness açgözlülük in Turkish English dictionary

covetous

Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious

{a} very desirous of saving, greedy, near

immoderately desirous of acquiring e g wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"

money; avaricious; in a bad sense

{s} greedy, lustful, grasping, envious

desirous; strongly wanting something

Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess esp

Very desirous; eager to obtain; used in a good sense

disapproval A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares. having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has

Hyphenation

co·ve·to·us·ness aç·göz·lü·lük