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Acquisitiveness

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Noun

1. acquisitiveness

strong desire to acquire and possess

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acquisitiveness

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adjective
inclined or eager to acquire things, esp material possessions
we currently live in an acquisitive society

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Acquisitiveness

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adjective
eager to acquire; good at getting and holding wealth, etc.; grasping

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Acquisitiveness

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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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