ACQUISITIVENESS
acquisitiveness
(noun) strong desire to acquire and possess
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acquisitiveness (usually uncountable, plural acquisitivenesses)
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*quis"i*tive*ness, n.
1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
2. (Phren.)
Definition: The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing. Combe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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