piggishness

noun

Definition of piggishnessnext
as in gluttonousness

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  1. gluttony
  2. materialism
  3. commercialism
  4. longing
  5. desire
Noun
  • Two goals on the opening day at West Ham United were merely the aperitif for the goalscoring gluttony that followed.
    The Athletic UK Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The seven deadly sins—pride, greed, envy, lust, gluttony, wrath and sloth—are ancient concepts that permeate our modern life.
    Sandro da Silva, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of gluttony
Noun
  • And research into telepathy falls way outside the materialism lane.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Research by Tim Kasser and Jean Twenge showed that materialism among 12th graders increased over time, peaking in the late 1980s and early 1990s with Generation X, and then stayed at those historically high levels among millennials.
    Ron Lieber, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of materialism
Noun
  • Although, the message of the 25-minute feature was not to get too caught up in holiday commercialism.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Crass commercialism helped transform the Olympics into a multibillion-dollar behemoth from the quaint sports festival seen when Paris last hosted 100 years ago.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Definition of commercialism
Noun
  • Also, the palm tree images on the bathroom window show his longing for his family in L.A.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Layering an ice-cold fury with notes of pain, longing and disappointment — often through gestures as subtle as a tensing of the jaw — Jacinto commanded the screen as effortlessly as Qimir wields a lightsaber.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of longing
Noun
  • Even those closest to Hitler were generally tempted into evil by an overriding desire to make Germany great again after the humiliating defeat of World War I and to take advantage of the opportunities created by the Third Reich itself.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • What’s certain, however, is that NASA, the commercial space sector, and nations around the globe are fomenting their desires to renew lunar exploration.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of desire
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