Term: materialism: a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
Candidate hypernym: desire: something that is desired → 1
Candidate hypernym: aversion therapy: any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sporting man: someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events → 0
Candidate hypernym: heartrot: any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees) → 0
Candidate hypernym: double: a quantity that is twice as great as another → 0
Candidate hypernym: fondue: cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus croton: tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil → 0
Candidate hypernym: genital personality: (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives → 0
Candidate hypernym: autolysis: lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process → 0
Candidate hypernym: fan belt: a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator → 0
Candidate hypernym: suitability: the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose → 0