covetous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkʌvɪtəs/ UK /ˈkʌvɪtəs/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
having a strong desire for others' possessions

He cast a covetous glance at his neighbor's new car.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having a strong desire for... greedy grasping avaricious acquisitive rapacious envious

Opposites

generous content unselfish charitable

Word family

Forms covetousness

Derived forms covetouslycovetousness

Related forms covet cupidity

Etymology

From Old French 'coveitos' ('desirous'), from Vulgar Latin '*cupiditosus', from Latin 'cupiditas' ('desire'), from 'cupere' ('to desire').

coveitos Old French cupere Latin

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# covetous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkʌvɪtəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈkʌvɪtəs

## Meanings
1. having a strong desire for others' possessions

## Examples
- He cast a covetous glance at his neighbor's new car.

## Synonyms
- greedy
- grasping
- avaricious
- acquisitive
- rapacious
- envious

## Antonyms
- generous
- content
- unselfish
- charitable

## Derived Forms
- covetously
- covetousness

## Related Forms
- covet
- cupidity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coveitos
- Root: cupere

## Etymology
From Old French 'coveitos' ('desirous'), from Vulgar Latin '*cupiditosus', from Latin 'cupiditas' ('desire'), from 'cupere' ('to desire').

## AI Etymology
Covetous is from Old French 'coveitos' ('desirous'), from Vulgar Latin '*cupiditosus', from Latin 'cupiditas' ('desire'), from 'cupere' ('to desire'). Important recorded forms include coveitos (Old French) and cupere (Latin). The current sense covers having a strong desire for others' possessions. The wider family includes derived forms such as covetously and covetousness and related words such as covet and cupidity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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