Definition
The quality or state of being grasping; a tendency toward greed or the desperate desire to obtain and hold things.
Etymology
From grasping + -ness suffix (forming abstract nouns expressing state or quality); compounds the idea of grasping into a character trait.
Kelly Says
The '-ness' suffix is one of English's most productive tools for converting character traits into philosophical concepts—we can talk about 'graspingness' as a flaw just like we discuss 'kindness' as a virtue.
Translations
CACatalà
avarícia
a-va-ri-cia
CSČeština
žebrání
zheb-ra-ni
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμία
ep-i-thi-mia
ESEspañol
agarre
a-gar-re
FRFrançais
avidité
a-vi-de-te
HUMagyar
kapzsiság
kap-zsi-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketamakan
ke-ta-ma-kan
ITItaliano
avidità
a-vi-di-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketamakan
ke-ta-ma-kan
NLNederlands
gretigheid
gre-tig-heid
PLPolski
chciwość
ch-ci-v-ość
PTPortuguês
agarramento
a-gar-ra-men-to
RORomână
apetență
a-pe-ten-tsa
RUРусский
корыстолюбие
kor-y-sto-lu-bie
TLTL
kahabagan
ka-ha-ba-gan
UKУкраїнська
заздрість
za-zd-ri-st'
VITiếng Việt
tham lam
tham lam