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covetousness noun

  /ˈkʌvətəsnəs/
  • Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
 begerigheid

covet verb

  /ˈkʌvɪt/
  • (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
 begeren, verlangen, hunkeren, smachten
  • (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
 begeren, lonken
  • (intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
 lusten, smachten

coveted adjective

  /ˈkʌvɪtɪd/
  • Highly sought-after.
 begeerd, felbegeerd

covetous adjective

  /ˈkʌvətəs/
  • Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
 gierig
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