prehensile - Meaning in Hindi

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prehensile - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of prehensile in English

prehensile adjective

1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

   Synonyms

   avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy

   लालची, लोभी

   Examples

   • "a grasping old miser"
   • "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
   • "grasping commercialism"
   • "greedy for money and power"
   • "grew richer and greedier"
   • "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
   • "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
2. adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object

   Example

   • "a monkey's prehensile tail"
3. having a keen intellect

   Example

   • "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"

Description

Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. The word is derived from the Latin term prehendere, meaning "to grasp". The ability to grasp is likely derived from a number of different origins. The most common are tree-climbing and the need to manipulate food.

Also see "Prehensility" on Wikipedia

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