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piggishness

noun

as in gluttonousness

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  1. gluttony
  2. materialism
  3. commercialism
  4. longing
  5. desire
Noun
  • This is consistent with the film’s overarching preoccupation with greed, which here takes the form of gluttony.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of gluttony
Noun
  • The artist’s body of work includes jabs at consumerism, materialism, logomania and high-low dressing.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But Veda is no idealist out to end wars or reject her parents’ materialism.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of materialism
Noun
  • As another city on the margins of America, a place caught between commercialism and conceptualism, there are perhaps few artists better suited to Miami than Baldessari.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For those weary of the overt commercialism surrounding those glitzy showpieces, the GAA provides a refreshing antidote.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of commercialism
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  • What shines through, however, are the lively longings of Kit herself as the movie doubles down on an interest in science that is only intimated in the novel.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As the symbols of the winter of 2026 become folk art in Minnesota, there continues to be a longing for answers, and for a recognition of the lasting damage that the surge inflicted on the state.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of longing
Noun
  • When a beloved is lost, desire is displaced, but that doesn’t mean desire is gone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • All played with an intensity and desire that was key to Liverpool securing their place in the fourth round.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of desire
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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