acquisitive meaning

UK US /əˈkwɪzətɪv/ 4 syllables

acquisitive (adjective): eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas.

Definition of acquisitive

  1. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
    • an acquisitive mind
    • an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied

    Opposite: unacquisitive

    Similar: accumulative, avaricious, possessive, plundering, predaceous, rapacious, sordid

    Related forms: acquire, acquisitiveness

How to pronounce acquisitive

acquisitive is pronounced /əˈkwɪzətɪv/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

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