Associations to the word «Acquisitiveness»

Wiktionary

ACQUISITIVENESS, noun. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
ACQUISITIVENESS, noun. (phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.

Dictionary definition

ACQUISITIVENESS, noun. Strong desire to acquire and possess.

Wise words

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