acquisitiveness 1
noundomain: property
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
strong desire to acquire and possess
Hypernym
greed 1
noun
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
Attribute
acquisitive 1
adjective
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
unacquisitive 1
adjective
not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything
EnglishDerivationally related form
acquisitive 1
adjective
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
Hyponym
bibliomania 1
noun
preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
retentiveness 2
noun
the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
Attribute
acquisitive 1
adjective
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
unacquisitive 1
adjective
not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything
