covetable

Meanings

• Adjective

  Desirable or highly desirable; eliciting strong feelings of longing or envy.

  - "The new iPhone model is covetable for many tech enthusiasts."
  - "Her covetable collection of vintage dresses is the envy of fashion bloggers."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with covetable
desirable , admirable , incredible , fabricable , stable

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Variants

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covet , covetable , coveted , coveter , coveters , coveting , covetingly , covets

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Etymology

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From the verb 'covet', meaning to desire strongly and wish for something, often with an implication of wanting something that belongs to someone else.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'covetable' first appeared in English in the 15th century.

2. The word 'covet' comes from the Old French word 'coveter', meaning 'to cover', which may have been used to describe the act of hiding or covering something that one desired.

3. In some cultures, it is considered impolite to openly covet or desire something that belongs to someone else. However, desiring or admiring something from a distance is generally considered acceptable.

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Related Concepts

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1. Desire: The state of wanting or craving something, often strongly or intensely. Covetable objects or qualities can be sources of desire.

2. Envy: A feeling of displeasure or resentment towards someone who has something that one desires. Covetable objects or qualities can elicit feelings of envy.

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Quotes

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1. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy "covet" a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

   - Mark Twain,{it}Tom Sawyer{/it},1876

2. The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had "coveted" Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't.

   - Lewis Grizzard,{it}Reader's Digest{/it},January 1992

3. The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others "coveted".

   - Edward P. Jones,{it}The Known World{/it},2003

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Culture

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The term 'covetable' is often used in literature, art, and fashion to describe objects or qualities that are highly desirable or desirable to a great degree. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock is described as 'covetable' by the narrator, Nick Carraway.

How to Memorize "covetable"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person looking longingly at an object they desire, feeling a strong sense of longing and envy. This can help memorize the meaning of 'covetable'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'covetable' with words like 'desirable', 'enviable', and 'longed-for'. These words can help reinforce the meaning of 'covetable'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: 'C' for 'covetable', 'D' for 'desirable', and 'L' for 'longing'. This can help remember the meaning of 'covetable'.

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