Definition of pleonexia in English:

pleonexia

noun pliːəˈnɛksɪəˌplēəˈneksēə

mass nounrare

Extreme greed for wealth or material possessions; avarice.
Example sentencesExamples
- He presents pleonexia as a first principle of human nature.
- When a man has pleonexia in his heart he loses sight of God in a mad desire to get.
- Because we stand to lose more than we could gain from unbridled pleonexia we have entered into a compact neither to do nor to allow injustice.
- Pleonexia is associated with the rational part of the soul.
- He portrays them as deeply divided, because their pleonexia leaves them dissatisfied and full of self-hatred.
Synonyms
avarice, greediness, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity, graspingness, cupidity, avidity, possessiveness, materialism

Derivatives

pleonectic

adjective

rare

By nature we are all pleonectic.
Example sentencesExamples
- The attempted lawgiving of the wolf commander is undermined by the lawgiver's pleonectic sequestering of his own booty from the hunt.
- The desire to have more than one's share and to deprive others of their basic needs spawns pathological behavior in the pleonectic person.
- Given the conventional character of justice and our own pleonectic nature, why should any one of us be just, in any context in which injustice would be profitable?
- The legislators will have to seek out and punish those who exhibit pleonectic desires.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Greek, from pleonektein 'be greedy', from pleiōn 'more' + ekhein 'have'.

Definition of pleonexia in US English:

pleonexia

nounˌplēəˈneksēə

rare

Extreme greed for wealth or material possessions; avarice.
Example sentencesExamples
- Because we stand to lose more than we could gain from unbridled pleonexia we have entered into a compact neither to do nor to allow injustice.
- Pleonexia is associated with the rational part of the soul.
- He portrays them as deeply divided, because their pleonexia leaves them dissatisfied and full of self-hatred.
- When a man has pleonexia in his heart he loses sight of God in a mad desire to get.
- He presents pleonexia as a first principle of human nature.
Synonyms
avarice, greediness, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity, graspingness, cupidity, avidity, possessiveness, materialism

Origin

Mid 19th century: Greek, from pleonektein ‘be greedy’, from pleiōn ‘more’ + ekhein ‘have’.

单词	pleonexia
释义	Definition of pleonexia in English: pleonexia noun pliːəˈnɛksɪəˌplēəˈneksēə mass nounrare Extreme greed for wealth or material possessions; avarice. Example sentencesExamples He presents pleonexia as a first principle of human nature. When a man has pleonexia in his heart he loses sight of God in a mad desire to get. Because we stand to lose more than we could gain from unbridled pleonexia we have entered into a compact neither to do nor to allow injustice. Pleonexia is associated with the rational part of the soul. He portrays them as deeply divided, because their pleonexia leaves them dissatisfied and full of self-hatred. Synonyms avarice, greediness, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity, graspingness, cupidity, avidity, possessiveness, materialism Derivatives pleonectic adjective rare By nature we are all pleonectic. Example sentencesExamples The attempted lawgiving of the wolf commander is undermined by the lawgiver's pleonectic sequestering of his own booty from the hunt. The desire to have more than one's share and to deprive others of their basic needs spawns pathological behavior in the pleonectic person. Given the conventional character of justice and our own pleonectic nature, why should any one of us be just, in any context in which injustice would be profitable? The legislators will have to seek out and punish those who exhibit pleonectic desires. Origin Mid 19th century: Greek, from pleonektein 'be greedy', from pleiōn 'more' + ekhein 'have'. Definition of pleonexia in US English: pleonexia nounˌplēəˈneksēə rare Extreme greed for wealth or material possessions; avarice. Example sentencesExamples Because we stand to lose more than we could gain from unbridled pleonexia we have entered into a compact neither to do nor to allow injustice. Pleonexia is associated with the rational part of the soul. He portrays them as deeply divided, because their pleonexia leaves them dissatisfied and full of self-hatred. When a man has pleonexia in his heart he loses sight of God in a mad desire to get. He presents pleonexia as a first principle of human nature. Synonyms avarice, greediness, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity, graspingness, cupidity, avidity, possessiveness, materialism Origin Mid 19th century: Greek, from pleonektein ‘be greedy’, from pleiōn ‘more’ + ekhein ‘have’.
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