Associations to the word «Covetousness»

Wiktionary

COVETOUSNESS, noun. Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

Dictionary definition

COVETOUSNESS, noun. An envious eagerness to possess something.
COVETOUSNESS, noun. Extreme greed for material wealth.
COVETOUSNESS, noun. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).

Wise words

A kind word warms a man throughout three winters.
Turkish Proverb