avarice

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
2. (uncountable, usually) Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Sinonieme

greed

covetousness

cupidity

stinginess

greediness

miserliness

voracity

rapacity

niggardliness

selfishness

avaritia

avidity

rapaciousness

avariciousness

desire

eagerness

ambition

mammonism

penuriousness

wants

base nature

blow off

covet

craving

cry

😢

edacity

graspingness

heartlessness

licentious

mercenary spirit

misery

overbear

parsimony

penury

piggishness

ravenousness

shout

sordidness

voraciousness

Vertalings

avarizia

avarice

avaricia

Habgier

cupidité

Habsucht

avareza

Gier

Geiz

codicia

avaritia

avarícia

cupidigia

inhaligheid

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈævəɹɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: avarice

In summary

From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).