What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Greedy vs Materialistic - What's the difference?

greedy | materialistic | Related terms |

Greedy is a related term of materialistic.


As adjectives the difference between greedy and materialistic

is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires while materialistic is being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.

greedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Prone to overeat.
  • (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
  • Synonyms

    * gluttonous * See also

    Derived terms

    * greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-guts

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    materialistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
  • Of or concerning philosophical materialism.
  • * Charles Kingsley
  • But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics.