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Apparently, pleonexia is the condition I've been battling, with extremely variable success, since I started Project Empty: Get Rid of All My Crap.
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
pleonexia
PRONUNCIATION:
(pli-uh-NEK-see-uh)
MEANING:
noun: Excessive or insatiable covetousness.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek pleonektein (to be greedy), from pleion (more) + ekhein (have).
USAGE:
"Don McClanen thinks a condition called pleonexia has overtaken the U.S. 'Pleonexia is an insatiable need for more of what I already have, and it has penetrated our culture to the point where people are angry at the poor,' he states."
--Jaye Scholl; Don McClanen Offers the Wealthy a Different Kind of Freedom; Barron's (New York); Sep 18, 2000.
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
pleonexia
PRONUNCIATION:
(pli-uh-NEK-see-uh)
MEANING:
noun: Excessive or insatiable covetousness.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek pleonektein (to be greedy), from pleion (more) + ekhein (have).
USAGE:
"Don McClanen thinks a condition called pleonexia has overtaken the U.S. 'Pleonexia is an insatiable need for more of what I already have, and it has penetrated our culture to the point where people are angry at the poor,' he states."
--Jaye Scholl; Don McClanen Offers the Wealthy a Different Kind of Freedom; Barron's (New York); Sep 18, 2000.
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Hey, nice pyge.
11/7/08 09:09I thought I'd share today's A Word A Day entry. You never know when you're gonna need a word like this.
Wordsmith.Org : The magic of words
A Word A Day with Anu Garg
callipygian
PRONUNCIATION: (kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn)
MEANING:
adjective: Having well-shaped buttocks.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek calli- (beautiful) + pyge (buttocks).
USAGE:
"And it hasn't been lost on modern film directors that a nice set of tights can showcase the callipygian assets of a well-formed leading man."
Heroes in Hosiery; South China Morning Post (Hong Kong); Jul 20, 2006.
Wordsmith.Org : The magic of words
A Word A Day with Anu Garg
callipygian
PRONUNCIATION: (kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn)
MEANING:
adjective: Having well-shaped buttocks.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek calli- (beautiful) + pyge (buttocks).
USAGE:
"And it hasn't been lost on modern film directors that a nice set of tights can showcase the callipygian assets of a well-formed leading man."
Heroes in Hosiery; South China Morning Post (Hong Kong); Jul 20, 2006.
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