different between greed vs hankering

English

Etymology

C. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gr?d, IPA^(key): /??id/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Noun

greed (countable and uncountable, plural greeds)

1. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

   Synonyms: avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity, gluttony; see also Thesaurus:greed

   • 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 564:

     […] But when I had bestridden the plank, quoth I to myself, "Thou deserveth all that betideth thee. All this is decreed to me of Allah (whose name be exalted!), to turn me from my greed of gain, whence ariseth all that I endure, for I have wealth galore."

Derived terms

• greedily
• greediness
• greedy

Translations

Verb

greed (third-person singular simple present greeds, present participle greeding, simple past and past participle greeded)

1. To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.

Further reading

• greed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• greed in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

References

Anagrams

• degre, dereg, edger, erged, redge

English

Verb

hankering

1. present participle of hanker
   • 2008 May 23, James Graff, "Lost: Labour's Love for Brown," Time:

     [T]here is a clear sense that Britain is hankering for a change at the top.

Noun

hankering (plural hankerings)

1. (often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 24:

     " […] You don't mean," Mr. Osborne continued, gathering wrath and astonishment as the thought now first came upon him; "you don't mean that he's such a d—— fool as to be still hankering after that swindling old bankrupt's daughter? […] "

1. • 2010 Aug. 12, Michael D. Lemonick, "Study: Lucy's Relatives Used Tools to Butcher Meat," Time:

     In other words, some species of human ancestor . . . not only had a hankering for meat, which scientists had not expected, but used tools to get it.

Synonyms

• craving

Translations

Anagrams

• harkening