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acquisitiveness
DEFINITIONS OF:
acquisitiveness
1
n
strong desire to acquire and possess
Types:
bibliomania
preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
retentiveness
,
retentivity
the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
Type of:
greed
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
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