acquisitiveness
(noun) strong desire to acquire and possess
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
