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as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
his covetousness for his neighbors' things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions
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as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
an insatiable covetousness made her work long hours so that she could afford expensive things
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