acquisitiveness

ac·quis·i·tive

 (ə-kwĭz′ĭ-tĭv)

adj.

1. Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess.

2. Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information: an acquisitive mind.

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ac·quis′i·tive·ly adv.

ac·quis′i·tive·ness n.

ac·quis′i·tor (-tər) n.

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Noun

1.

acquisitiveness - strong desire to acquire and possess greed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves bibliomania - preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books retentiveness, retentivity - the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

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acquisitiveness

noun greed, selfishness, avarice, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, rapaciousness, predatoriness, avidness, graspingness His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

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acquisitiveness

noun

Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:

avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greed.

Informal: grabbiness.

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Translations

وَلَع بِالأكْتِسَاب

hrabivostzištnost

begærlighedhavesyge

HabgierGewinnsucht

instinct de possession

szereznivágyás

ágirni

kjøpelyst

aç gözlülükdoymazlık

渴望得到

acquisitiveness

[əˈkwɪzɪtɪvnɪs] N → codicia f

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acquisitiveness

[əˈkwɪzɪtɪvnɪs] n → instinct m de possession

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acquisitiveness

n → Habgier f (pej)

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acquisitiveness

[əˈkwɪzɪtɪvnɪs] n → tendenza ad accumulare (pej) → materialismo

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acquire

(əˈkwaiə) verb

to get. He acquired a knowledge of English. verkry يَكْتَسِب،يُحَقِّق придобивам adquirir získat erwerben erhverve; tilegne sig αποκτώadquirir omandama به دست آوردن hankkia acquérir לִרְכוֹש, לְהָשִׂיג अर्जन करना steći szert tesz vmire, elsajátít vmit mendapatkan, memperoleh afla sér acquisire, acquistare 得る ...을 습득하다 įgyti iegūt; apgūt memperoleh verwervenskaffe, tilegne segzdobywać, nabywać لاسته راوړل adquirir a dobândi приобретать získať, nadobudnúť pridobiti steći förvärva, få ได้มา elde etmek 習得，獲得 набувати; оволодівати حاصل کرنا thu được 学到，获得

acquisition (ӕkwiˈziʃən) noun

1. the act of acquiring. the acquisition of more land. verkryging إكْتِسَاب придобиване aquisição získání der Erwerb erhvervelse απόκτησηadquisición soetamine کسب hankinta acquisitionרכישה अर्जन kupovina szerzés mengambil alih öflun; vinningur acquisizione 獲得 취득 įgijimas iegūšana permerolehan verwervinganskaffelse, tilegnelsenabycie, pozyskanie كسب aquisição do­bândire; achiziţionare приобретение získanie pridobitev sticanje förvärvande, tillägnande การได้มา edinme 獲得 надбання حصول ، کمائی sự giành được 获取

2. something acquired. Her recent acquisitions included a piano. verkryging شَيء مُكْتَسَب придобивка aquisição akvizice, získaná věc die Errungenschaft anskaffelse απόκτημαadquisición soetis فراگیری hankinta acquisitionרכישה प्राप्ति kupljena stvar szerzemény perolehan fengur, kaup acquisto 取得物 취득물 pirkinys ieguvums perolehan aanwinstnyanskaffelse, tilvekst, ervervelsenabytek نيول aquisição achiziţie приобретение prírastok pridobitev nabavka förvärv สิ่งที่ได้มา kazanç 獲得物 придбання حاصل کردہ شے cái giành được 获得物

acquisitive (əˈkwizətiv) adjective

eager to get possessions. an acquisitive child. gretig مُولَع بِالأكْتِسَاب възприемчив ávido hrabivý, nenasytný habgierig havesyg; begærlig πλεονέκτης, άπληστοςcodicioso ahne حریص omistushaluinen avideרכושני अर्जनशील gramzljiv szereznivágyó ingin memiliki, serakah ágjarn avido 欲しがる 욕심이 많은 godus mantrausīgs berkeinginan hebberigkjøpelysten, begjærligzachłanny حريص ávido lacom жадный chamtivý, nenásytný grabežljiv gramziv förvärvslysten, hagalen โลภ aç gözlü, doymaz 貪得的，物慾重的 той, що здобуває; сприйнятливий حاصل کرنے کا خواہشمند có khả năng tiếp thu 渴望得到的，贪得无厌的

acˈquisitiveness noun

gretigheid وَلَع بِالأكْتِسَاب възприемчивост avidez hrabivost, zištnost die Habgier, die Gewinnsucht havesyge; begærlighed πλεονεξία, απληστίαcodicia saamahimu حرص؛ طمع omistushaluisuus instinct de possessionרכושנות अर्जनशीलता gramzljivost szereznivágyás insting memiliki ágirni avidità 利欲心 욕심 많음 godumas mantrausība keinginan hebzuchtkjøpelyst zachłanność طمع حرص avidez instinct al posesiu­nii жадность chamtivosť lakomnost gramzivost habegär ความโลภ aç gözlülük, doymazlık 貪得，渴望佔有 користолюбство ہوس ناکی ، اکتساب کا شوق khả năng tiếp thu 渴望得到

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