Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Mask Identity Ideas - Green



Thesaurus:

Greed
Selfishness
Self-indulgence
Self-worship
Craving
Indulgence
Insatiableness
Wanting
Desire
Envious

Greener than envy and money —George Garrett

Money
Materialistic
Material world
Object-oriented
Possession
Secular
Temporal

Define:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/greed?s=t&ld=1231:

greed

greed

  [greed]  Show IPA
noun
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
Origin: 
1600–10; back formation from greedy

greed·less, adjective
greed·some, adjective

avarice, avidity, cupidity, covetousness; voracity, ravenousness, rapacity. Greed, greediness denote anexcessive, extreme desire for something, often more than one's proper share. Greed means avid desire forgain or wealth (unless some other application is indicated) and is definitely uncomplimentary in implication:His greed drove him to exploit his workers. Greediness when unqualified, suggests a craving for food; it may,however, be applied to all avid desires, and need not be always uncomplimentary: greediness for knowledge,fame, praise.


generosity.


gree

3  [gree]  Show IPA
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), greed, gree·ing. British Dialect .
Origin: 
1375–1425; late Middle English;  see gree2
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gree 2  (ɡriː) 
— n
1.goodwill; favour
2.satisfaction for an insult or injury
[C14: from Old French gré,  from Latin grātum  what is pleasing; see grateful ]
gree 3  (ɡriː) 
— vb  , grees greeing greed
archaic dialect or  to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony
[C14: variant of agree ]
greed  (ɡriːd) 
— n
1.excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony
2.excessive desire, as for wealth or power
[C17: back formation from greedy ]
'greedless
— adj
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Word Origin & History

greed 
c.1600, a back formation from greedy.
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