Grep of noun covetous
covetousness
Overview of adj covetous
The adj covetous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"; "he was green with envy")
2. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile -- (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees")
Antonyms of adj covetous
2 senses of covetous
Sense 1
covetous, envious, jealous, green
INDIRECT (VIA desirous) -> undesirous, undesiring
Sense 2
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
INDIRECT (VIA acquisitive) -> unacquisitive
Similarity of adj covetous
2 senses of covetous
Sense 1
covetous, envious, jealous, green
=> desirous (vs. undesirous)
Sense 2
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
=> acquisitive (vs. unacquisitive)
Attributes of adj covetous
Familiarity of adj covetous
covetous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj covetous
covetous
Overview of adj covetous
The adj covetous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"; "he was green with envy")
2. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile -- (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees")
covetous definition
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