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coveteousness

coveteousness is the obsolete form of covetousness.

Meaning of covetousness

Noun

covetousness (usually uncountable, plural covetousnesses)

  1. (usually) Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
    • He which will yield to Fear. muſt neceſſarily yield to Covetouſneſs or any inordinate Deſire.1588, Jean La Placette, Of the Incurable Scepticism of the Church of Rome

Origin of coveteousness

From *coveteous + -ness.

Questions about coveteousness

What is coveteousness the obsolete form of?
Coveteousness is the obsolete form of covetousness.

Words near coveteousness in the dictionary

  1. covesses
  2. covet
  3. covetable
  4. coveted
  5. covetedness
  6. coveteousness
  7. coveter
  8. coveters
  9. covetess
  10. covetest
  11. coveteth

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