SuaviloquyToday’s word

greed

Greed, n.

Etymology: [Akin to Goth. grdus hunger, Icel. graedhr. sq. root34. See Greedy.]

An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists greed only as an antonym, under abstinence.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms