Meaning of acquisitive in English

1. Pronunciation

   /əˈkwɪzədɪv/

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   acquisitive

   Etymology

   mid 19th century: from French acquisitif, -ive, from late Latin acquisitivus. from Latin acquisit-‘acquired’, from the verb acquirere (see acquire)

   Definitions

   1. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

   Examples

   • « an acquisitive mind »
   • « an aquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied »

   Synonyms

   • accumulative
   • avaricious
   • covetous
   • grabby
   • grasping
   • greedy
   • prehensile
   • possessive
   • plundering
   • predaceous
   • predacious
   • predatory
   • rapacious
   • ravening
   • voracious
   • sordid

   Antonyms

   • unacquisitive