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Definitions for Coveting
[1] to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
[2] to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
[3] to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
[4] to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
Words related to Coveting
covetcrave, envy, choose, fancy, want, begrudge, desiderate
Words nearby Coveting
covetcovert action, covert cloth, covert coat, covert sensitization, coverture, covet, covetous, covey, covilhã, covin, covina
Origin of Coveting
1175–1225; Middle English coveiten < Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er < Vulgar Latin *cupidiētāre, verbal derivative of *cupidiētās, for Latin cupititās cupidity
Other words from Coveting
cov·et·a·ble , adjective
cov·et·er , noun
cov·et·ing·ly , adverb
un·cov·et·ed , adjective
un·cov·et·ing , adjective
Word origin for Coveting
C13: from Old French coveitier, from coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditā cupidity
Synonyms for Coveting
crave, envy, lust after, begrudge, choose, fancy, want, aspire to, desiderate, hanker for, have eye on, have hots for, itch for, long for, spoil for, thirst for, wish for, yearn for, yen for