gierig
greedy, ravenous, covetous
English translations
- 01
greedy
- 02
avaricious
- 03
covetous
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein starkes Verlangen nach Reichtum oder Besitz habend.
- English meaning
- greedy
- Synonym
- habgierig, geizig
- German example
- Er ist sehr gierig und will immer mehr Geld.
- English example
- He is very greedy and always wants more money.
- Comparative
- gierigerSuperlative: am gierigsten
Related words
- geldgierig
Greedy for money
- neugierig
curious
- raffgierig
avaricious
- begierig
Eager
- wissbegierig
Inquisitive
- habgierig
Greedy, avaricious
- rachgierig
Vindictive
- Fresser
Glutton
- Zaunlatte
Fence picket
- Futterreißer
Glutton
- verschlingen
Devour
- gaffen
To stare, to gawk
- herausschauen
to peek out
- gegiert
Eager
- stöbern
To browse means to look through something curiously and searchingly, often without a specific goal in mind.
- herfallen
Pounce on
- beschnuppern
To sniff means to carefully and curiously smell something or someone, often to find out more about them.
- aasfressig
Carrion-eating; figuratively: greedy, voracious None
- biereifrig
Eager for beer
- geldhungrig
"Money-hungry" describes a person who has a strong desire for money and is often greedy for it.
- verfressen
Voracious
- fürwitzig
Inquisitive, nosy
- vorwitzig
Saucy, cheeky
- Gaffer
Onlooker, rubbernecker
- Trog
Trough
- Vielfraß
Glutton
- Vielfraß
Glutton
- Vorausblende
A flashforward is a narrative technique where an event that happens later in the plot is shown to create suspense or foreshadow information.
- Katzenwelpe
Kitten
- Gardine
Curtain
- gewinnsüchtig
Greedy means excessively eager to make a profit, often ignoring moral concerns.
- schaulustig
"Curious onlookers" describes people who gather at an accident or other unpleasant situation to watch.
- Exot
Exotic person
- Fragerei
Inquisition
- Fraß
Consumption
- Nimmersatt
Nimmersatt means insatiable or unquenchable, often in relation to hunger or greed.
- Undurchsichtigkeit
Opacity
- Verschlinger
Devourer
- schnüffeln
To sniff
- gefräßig
voracious
- Raffzahn
Miser
- Umblicker
A looker-around is a person who curiously and attentively observes their surroundings.
- aasen
To profiteer, to exploit
- fressen
to devour
- reizen
to irritate
- futtern
To gobble, to devour
- glupschen
To goggle
- jappen
to be greedy for something
- kriegslüstern
Belligerent
Example sentences with “gierig”
Er blickte gierig auf das Essen. (He looked greedily at the food.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the noun form of the adjective 'gierig'?
The noun form is 'die Gier' (greed).