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covetiveness

covetiveness noun: the state or quality of being covetive.

Noun

covetiveness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The state or quality of being covetive.

Origin of covetiveness

From covetive + -ness.

Questions about covetiveness

What does covetiveness mean?
Covetiveness means the state or quality of being covetive.
What part of speech is covetiveness?
Covetiveness is a noun.

Words near covetiveness in the dictionary

  1. covetingly
  2. covetings
  3. covetious
  4. covetise
  5. covetive
  6. covetiveness
  7. covetous
  8. covetously
  9. covetousness
  10. covetousnesses
  11. covets

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