Noun: covetousness kú-vi-tus-nus
- Extreme greed for wealth or material gain; one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teachings
"His covetousness led him to sacrifice everything for money";
- avarice, greed, rapacity, avaritia
- Extreme greed for material wealth
"His covetousness led him to hoard money at the expense of his relationships";
- avarice, avariciousness, cupidity, graspingness
- An envious eagerness to possess something
"His covetousness for his neighbour's new car was obvious"
Type of: deadly sin, enviousness, envy, greed, mortal sin
Encyclopedia: Covetousness