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1 gourmandise
gourmandise [guʀmɑ̃diz]feminine noun* * *guʀmɑ̃diz
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nom féminin ( pour les sucreries) weakness for sweet things; ( pour la nourriture) weakness for good food; ( défaut) greed; ( péché) gluttony
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gourmandises nom féminin pluriel ( friandises) sweets GB, candies US* * *ɡuʀmɑ̃diz nf1) (= défaut) greed2) (mets, souvent sucré) sweetmeat* * *A nf ( pour les sucreries) weakness for sweet things; ( pour la nourriture) weakness for good food; ( défaut) greed; ( péché) gluttony; la gourmandise est un péché capital gluttony is a deadly sin; j'en reprends par gourmandise I shouldn't, but I can't resist it; avec gourmandise [manger, regarder] greedily.[gurmɑ̃diz] nom féminin2. [sucrerie] delicacy -
2 avidité
avidity, greed, greediness
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Greediness — Greed i*ness, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. [1913 Webster] Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak. Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greediness — index greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
greediness — O.E. grædignes; see GREEDY (Cf. greedy) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
greediness — greedy ► ADJECTIVE (greedier, greediest) ▪ having or showing greed. DERIVATIVES greedily adverb greediness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
greediness — noun 1. an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑hoggishness, ↑piggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish (for: ↑piggishness), ↑hoggish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
greediness — noun see greedy … New Collegiate Dictionary
greediness — See greedily. * * * … Universalium
greediness — noun The state of being greedy … Wiktionary
greediness — greed·i·ness || griËdɪnɪs n. covetousness, avarice, desire for great wealth or power … English contemporary dictionary
greediness — n. 1. Voracity, ravenousness, gluttony, excessive hunger. 2. Eagerness, longing, greed, avidity, intense desire. 3. Grasping, graspingness, avarice, rapacity, selfishness … New dictionary of synonyms
greediness — greed·i·ness … English syllables