About The Word Acquisitiveness
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Acquisitiveness
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What's The Definition Of Acquisitiveness?
[n] strong desire to acquire and possess
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acquisitiveness: Related Terms | Find terms related to Acquisitiveness: See Also | bibliomania | greed | retentiveness Acquisitiveness In Webster's Dictionary \Ac*quis"i*tive*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire
property; desire of possession.
2. (Phren.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute
the desire of acquiring and possessing. --Combe.
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