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Greed vs Wealth - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between greed and wealth

is that greed is a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions while wealth is (obsolete) weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy.

greed

English

Noun

  • A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
    • His greed was his undoing.
    What drove them was their ambition, their greed for power.

    Synonyms

    * (selfish desire for more than is needed) avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity * See also * (desire for food) gluttony

    Derived terms

    * greedily * greediness * greedy

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    *

    wealth

    English

    (wikipedia wealth)

    Alternative forms

    * wealthe, welth, welthe (all obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy.
  • Riches; valuable material possessions.
  • A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
    • She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * wealthy

    External links

    * *