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a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
- his covetousness for his neighbors' things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions
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an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
- an insatiable covetousness made her work long hours so that she could afford expensive things
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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