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graspingness

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Definitions of graspingness word

  • noun graspingness The quality of being grasping. 1
  • abbreviation GRASPINGNESS greed 0

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Parts of speech for Graspingness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

graspingness popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for graspingness

noun graspingness

  • greed — excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
  • acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
  • avarice — Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
  • avariciousness — The state or quality of being avaricious.
  • avidity — the quality or state of being avid

Antonyms for graspingness

noun graspingness

  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • generosity — readiness or liberality in giving.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.

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