Covetousness and Maliciousness

Covetousness

Covetousness noun - A painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too.
Usage example: his covetousness for his neighbors' things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions

Maliciousness and covetousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maliciousness" instead a noun "Covetousness".

Maliciousness

Maliciousness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Covetousness and maliciousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Covetousness" instead a noun "Maliciousness".
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Maliciousness and Covetousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/covetousness/maliciousness
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