[n] - strong desire to acquire and possess
Ac·quis'i·tive·ness noun 1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession. 2. (Phren.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing. Combe. 
noun strong desire to acquire and possess
• (n.) The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession. • (n.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
[phrenology] Acquisitiveness is a phrenological faculty. ==Definition== Acquisitiveness describes the greed to increase one`s possessions, to acquire, hoard and save. It can be aimed on material or immaterial fields, depending on the development of other faculties. It stands for the love of oneself`s capital and is thus basically a self-cen...