greediness vs rapaciousness what difference
what is difference between greediness and rapaciousness
English
Etymology
From Middle English gredynesse, from Old English grǣdiġnes; equivalent to greedy + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːdinɪs/
Noun
greediness (usually uncountable, plural greedinesses)
- The state of being greedy; greed.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
- Thereto the body of a dog she had, / Full of fell ravin and fierce greedinesse […]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:greed
Anagrams
- Niger seeds, genderises
English
Etymology
rapacious + -ness
Noun
rapaciousness (uncountable)
- The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]
- THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]
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