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acquisitiveness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | greed |
| Has types | bibliomania, retentiveness, retentivity |
| Derivation | acquisitive |
Examples of acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
These things are toys, designed to appeal to our acquisitiveness and self-image.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
All museum directors thrive on a mixture of acquisitiveness and showmanship.
From the time.com
Several of Genesco's problems can be traced to Maxey's acquisitiveness in the 1960s.
From the time.com
Mondeo Man may be financially bruised, but his acquisitiveness has only been stalled.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
The competition has become acute, largely owing to American and German acquisitiveness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Originally, the trainer was invented to promote relaxation rather than manic acquisitiveness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Typical of his sharp-eyed acquisitiveness are his ceramic brace of Northern Wei young women.
From the time.com
Yet scattered hints exist of a future culture that might hold mindless acquisitiveness in check.
From the latimes.com
When he reaches old age, his xue-qi is already depleted, so he guards himself against acquisitiveness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Strong desire to acquire and possess
- (acquisitive) eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
- Acquisitiveness is a phrenological faculty.
- (acquisitive) Acquired; Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information
- (acquisitive) Initial hooks. The volume of the desire indicated by the size of the hook. May occur at the beginning of a word, but retains its value wherever found as an initial stroke.
