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Noun: greediness  gree-dee-nus
  1. An excessive desire for food
    "His greediness at the buffet was embarrassing to his dinner companions";
    - hoggishness, piggishness
     
  2. An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
    "the greediness of lawyers";
    - voraciousness, rapaciousness

Type of: gluttony, selfishness