greedy
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The meaning (definition) of the word greedy
wanting much more than you really need
The word greedy used in a sentence
“The greedy mouse wanted all the cheese instead of sharing it.”
Words that mean the same as greedy (synonyms)
selfish
Words that mean the opposite of greedy (antonyms)
generoussharing
How the word greedy is said around the world
| French | cupide (kewpeed) |
| Spanish | avaro (ahvahroh) |
| Mandarin | 贪婪的 (tān lán de) |
| Hindi | लालची (lahlkyee) |
| Arabic | طماع (tahmmah) |
| Russian | жадный (zhadnyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ambicioso (uhnmbeeseeohzuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ambicioso (uhnmbeeseeohzuu) |
| Japanese | よく深い (yoku fukai) |
| German | gierig (geerihy) |
| Urdu | لالچی (lahlkyee) |
| Punjabi | ਲਾਲਚੀ (lahluhkyee) |
| Korean | 탐욕스러운 (tamyogseureoun) |
| Hebrew | חַמדָן (khahmdahnuh) |
| Greek | άπληστος (aplestos) |
| Dutch | hebberig (hebuhruhkh) |
| Tagalog | sakim (sahkeem) |
| Vietnamese | tham (tahm) |
| Turkish | aç gözlü (ahch gyerzler) |
| Persian | حریص (hahrees) |
| Polish | chciwy (khcheevi) |
| Ukrainian | жадібний (zhadibnyy) |
| Bengali | লোভী (lohbee) |
| Swedish | girig (yeerig) |
| Italian | avido (ahveedoh) |
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