• (n.) A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense. • (n.) Strong desire. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/covetousness/
Cov'et·ous·ness noun 1. Strong desire. [ R.] « When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness . Shak. » 2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches o... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/177
covetousness 1. Reprehensible acquisitiveness. 2. An insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins). 3. Extreme greed for material wealth. 4. Having or showing a strong desire; especially, for material possessions. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3570/