materialism

cupidity

kjuːˈpɪdɪti

noun

greed for money or possessions.

new wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favourable for the arts

greed,avarice,avariciousness,acquisitiveness,covetousness,rapacity,rapaciousness,materialism,mercenariness,meanness,miserliness,money-grubbing,money-grabbing,an itching palm,grabbiness,Mammonism

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avarice

/ˈævərəs/

noun

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

he was rich beyond the dreams of avarice

greed,acquisitiveness,cupidity,covetousness,avariciousness,rapacity,rapaciousness,graspingness,materialism,mercenariness

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acquisitiveness

/əˈkwɪzɪdɪvnəs/

noun

Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.

a culture of acquisitiveness permeated his administration

greed,greediness,covetousness,cupidity,possessiveness,grasping,graspingness,grabbing,avarice,avidity,predatoriness,rapaciousness,rapacity,voracity,voraciousness,mercenariness,materialism

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