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Acquisitiveness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Acquisitiveness has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

strong desire to acquire and possess

2

The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

See Also
acquisitive acquire property phrenologist desire possession propensity conspicuous consumption
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
greed
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bibliomania retentiveness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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