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acquisitiveness

Acquisitiveness (noun) means the quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

noun
1
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
2
The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
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What is the meaning of acquisitiveness?

"acquisitiveness" (noun) means the quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

What are the different meanings of acquisitiveness?

"acquisitiveness" has 2 main meanings: 1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession; 2. The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.

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