acquisitive

English

Etymology

From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• enPR: əkwĭz'ətĭv, IPA^(key): /əˈkwɪzətɪv/

• Audio (General American):

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Adjective

acquisitive (comparative more acquisitive, superlative most acquisitive)

1. (obsolete) Acquired.
2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.

   He is an acquisitive person.

   She has an acquisitive nature.

3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

Derived terms

• acquisitively
• acquisitiveness
• acquisitivism
• nonacquisitive
• unacquisitive

Translations

able to make acquisitions

• Italian: avido (it) m, ingordo (it) m
• Portuguese: aquisitivo (pt)
• Spanish: adquisitivo (es), codicioso (es)

References

• “acquisitive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

acquisitive

1. feminine singular of acquisitif

Italian

Adjective

acquisitive

1. feminine plural of acquisitivo