Plural of greed
regular plural
The plural of greed is greeds.
Forms of greed
| Singular | greed /ɡɹiːd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | greeds |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Greeds in a sentence
- Your market gardener is not a well-breeched man, dependant as he is on the imponderables of glut, the inequities of distribution, and the greeds of wholesaler and retailer.1954, Thomas Firbank, Log Hut, page 194
- She was, however, sensible of attention and kindness, and would occasionally smile to her nurses, or smackingly kiss them in a manner as explosive as her greeds and rages.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings. From the entry smackingly
Meaning of greed
- noun A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
- verb To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.
- verb To play greedily or aggressively in a high-risk, high-reward scenario.
Questions about the plural of greed
- What is the plural of greed?
- The plural of greed is greeds.
- Is greed countable?
- Greed is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: greed (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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