| Pronunciation: | u'kwizitivnes | ||
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| Definition: | [n] strong desire to acquire and possess | ||
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| See Also: | bibliomania, greed, retentiveness | ||
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| Definition: | \Ac*quis"i*tive*ness\, n. 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. | ||
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