pleonexia
/pli.əˈnɛks.i.ə/
pleonexia noun: excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods.
Noun
pleonexia (usually uncountable, plural pleonexias)
- Excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods.
- There are two words in the Greek which set forth the nature of covetousness: 1. Pleonexia, which signifies an 'insatiable desire of getting the world.' Covetousness is a dry dropsy.1838, Thomas Watson, A body of practical divinity, consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster
- Pleonexia, or greed, the wishing and trying for the bigger share, we know under the name of covetousness.1878 March 1, The Fortnightly Review, volume 29, page 313
pleonexia meaning in Tamil
pleonexia in Tamil
- தன்னுடைமை வெறி, பேராசை
Forms of pleonexia
| plural | pleonexias |
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Origin of pleonexia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλεονεξία (pleonexía, “greediness”).
Questions about pleonexia
- What does pleonexia mean?
- Pleonexia means excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods.
- What is pleonexia in Tamil?
- Pleonexia in Tamil is தன்னுடைமை வெறி, பேராசை. See Pleonexia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pleonexia?
- Pleonexia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pleonexia?
- Pleonexia is pronounced /pli.əˈnɛks.i.ə/.
- What is the plural of pleonexia?
- The plural of pleonexia is pleonexias.
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