Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 欲 longing, covetousness, greed Related words 欲ほ しがる 欲しがる is a verb meaning 'to want' or 'to desire', while 物欲しそう is an adjectival noun describing the appearance of wanting something.
羨うらや ましそう 羨ましそう focuses on envy or jealousy, whereas 物欲しそう is more about a direct, often visible, desire for an object.
Written forms 物もの 欲ほ しそう
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
もの 欲ほ しそう
物もの ほしそう
Variant with kana for 欲し .
Etymology Compound of 物 (もの , 'thing') + 欲し (ほし , stem of 欲しい , 'want') + そう (suffix indicating appearance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the components transparently combine to mean 'looking like one wants something'.
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