acquisitiveness

• Существительное, обозначающее сильное желание приобретать и обладать материальными вещами, часто сверх необходимого.

A noun referring to a strong desire to acquire and possess material things, often beyond what is necessary.

uncountable

1. Strong desire to acquire and possessC1formal

   A strong inclination or eagerness to obtain and own material things, often beyond what is necessary.

   Склонность к приобретению

   • His acquisitiveness led him to collect rare books he never read.
   • The company's acquisitiveness resulted in the purchase of several smaller firms.
   • Her acquisitiveness was evident in her overflowing closets.

   Synonymsavariceaviditycovetousnesscupiditygreedmaterialismpossessivenessrapacity

   Antonymsbountifulnessgenerosityindifferenceliberalityopenhandednessphilanthropy