greediness
/ˈɡriːdinəs/noun
उच्चारण ग्रीडिनस
लालच, लोभ, लालचीपन
Core word
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the quality of wanting more food, money, power or other things than you need
लालच, लोभ, लालचीपन
- His greediness lost him all his friends.
- the greediness of some landlords
- The greediness of the shopkeepers pushed prices up during the festival.
+ 2 more examples
- His greediness for sweets made him ill.
- The story warns against greediness.
Synonyms greed avarice covetousness rapacity
Opposite generosity contentment
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
greediness (uncountable)
This noun names the quality of wanting more than you need, and it is uncountable.
यह noun ज़रूरत से अधिक चाहने के गुण को बताता है और uncountable है।
- His greediness cost him his friends.
- Greediness for money ruins many lives.
greediness for + noun
Use 'for' with the thing that is wanted too much.
जिस चीज़ को आवश्यकता से अधिक चाहा जाए उसके साथ 'for' आता है।
- The greediness for power led to the king's downfall.
- Her greediness for sweets worried her mother.
greediness vs greed
Greed is the standard word; greediness is more about everyday behaviour, especially with food.
Greed मानक शब्द है; greediness रोज़मर्रा के व्यवहार, खासकर भोजन से अधिक जुड़ा है।
- Greed destroys, while greediness at the table is merely rude.
greediness + of + person
Use 'of' for the person who shows the quality.
जो व्यक्ति यह गुण दिखाए, उसके लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The greediness of the shopkeeper angered the villagers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + greediness
sheerpureplainchildishshameless
- It was sheer greediness that made him eat all the sweets.
verb + greediness
showdisplaycondemnblameovercome
- The article condemned the greediness of big companies.
greediness + for
for moneyfor powerfor foodfor attentionfor land
- Greediness for land led to the family quarrel.
cause + by greediness
caused bydriven bymotivated byout of
- The fraud was driven by greediness and dishonesty.
“More examples 5
- The fable teaches us that greediness often leads to loss.
कथा हमें सिखाती है कि लालच अक्सर हानि की ओर ले जाता है।
- Radhika's grandfather scolded the boys for their greediness at the feast.
राधिका के दादाजी ने भोज में लड़कों की लालची आदत के लिए उन्हें डाँटा।
- The greediness of the merchant made him cheat his customers.
व्यापारी के लालच ने उससे अपने ग्राहकों को धोखा दिलवाया।
- He ate the whole cake out of pure greediness.
उसने केवल लालच में पूरा केक खा लिया।
- Teachers try to cure children of greediness through sharing games.
शिक्षक बाँटने वाले खेलों से बच्चों में लालच को दूर करने की कोशिश करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ His greediness of money is well known.
✓ His greediness for money is well known.
The thing desired follows 'for', not 'of'.
चाहा गया पदार्थ 'for' के बाद आता है, 'of' के बाद नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Greediness, greed and avarice all describe wanting too much, with different strength and tone.
Greediness, greed और avarice तीनों बहुत अधिक चाहने को बताते हैं, पर बल और लहजे में अंतर है।
Everyday excessive wanting, often of food.
रोज़मर्रा की अत्यधिक चाहत, प्रायः भोजन की।
- His greediness at the party embarrassed us.
The general word for wanting more than your share.
अपने हिस्से से अधिक चाहने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Greed made him take everything.
A formal word for extreme love of wealth.
धन के प्रति अत्यधिक प्रेम के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- The miser's avarice was famous.