greed
insatiable longing for material gain
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Summary
greed is a personality trait[1]. greed draws 3,036 Wikipedia views per month (personality trait category, ranking #6 of 58).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: desire[3], sin[4], wish[5]
- Physically interacts with: Anger of God in Islam[6]
- Subclass of: desire[7]
- Part of: seven deadly sins[8], Dvesha[9]
- Commons category: Greed[10]
- Said to be the same as: avarice[11]
- Has cause: human overpopulation[12]
- Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13]
- Partially coincident with: frugality[14]
- P14483: c/codicia[15]
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Influence
Things named for greed include Greed[16], a film[17], directed by Erich von Stroheim[18].
Why It Matters
greed has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] greed is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]
Entities named for greed include Greed[16], a film[17], directed by Erich von Stroheim[18].