Random word

Explore Greediness through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like gluttony or selfishness. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

Rare word

Greediness in a sentence

Greediness meaning

The state of being greedy; greed.

Synonyms of Greediness

hoggishness piggishness gluttony voraciousness rapaciousness selfishness

Related words

Other words often associated with Greediness or its synonyms:

rapacity overeating hunger intemperance unselfishness gula stinginess

Using Greediness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being greedy; greed.
  • Useful related words include: hoggishness, piggishness, gluttony, voraciousness.

Context around Greediness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Greediness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but his greediness for the 1× due to greediness i reinvested 1× of their greediness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i collected one 1× instead of saving 1× that approach which 1×

Common sentence endings:

his opening left 1× into the scheme 1× of their greediness 1×

Words around Greediness

Just before it in the word index:

greedily 9 greediest 2 greed 483 greece 2.062 greebling 2 greear 2

Just after it in the word index:

greedo 4 greedy 289 greef 17 greek 4.254 greekgodx 2 greeks 515

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Greediness

  • In this selection, "greediness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but his greediness for the and due to greediness i reinvested. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "greediness" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with greediness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I collected one yesterday (May 29) but due to greediness, I reinvested everything into the scheme. (16 words)

Instead of saving lives, they have contributed to deaths of many people because of their greediness. (16 words)

That approach, which included a wide array of variety on nearly every wave surfed, saw him open the final with an 8.67 on the right, but his greediness for the barrel cost him his opening left. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

That approach, which included a wide array of variety on nearly every wave surfed, saw him open the final with an 8.67 on the right, but his greediness for the barrel cost him his opening left. (37 words)

I collected one yesterday (May 29) but due to greediness, I reinvested everything into the scheme. (16 words)

Instead of saving lives, they have contributed to deaths of many people because of their greediness. (16 words)

Example sentences (3)

That approach, which included a wide array of variety on nearly every wave surfed, saw him open the final with an 8.67 on the right, but his greediness for the barrel cost him his opening left.

I collected one yesterday (May 29) but due to greediness, I reinvested everything into the scheme.

Instead of saving lives, they have contributed to deaths of many people because of their greediness.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "greediness" in a sentence?
An example: "That approach, which included a wide array of variety on nearly every wave surfed, saw him open the final with an 8.67 on the right, but his greediness for the barrel cost him his opening left." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "greediness" from authentic English texts.
What does "greediness" mean?
Greediness means: The state of being greedy; greed.
What are synonyms of "greediness"?
Common synonyms of "greediness" include: hoggishness, piggishness, gluttony, voraciousness, rapaciousness, selfishness.
How many example sentences with "greediness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "greediness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.