avarice

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

avarice

cupidité

avidité

soif de richesse

rapacité

gloutonnerie

désir

péché

voracité

envie

Synonymes

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

Traductions

avarizia

avaricia

Habgier

Habsucht

avareza

Gier

Geiz

codicia

avarícia

cupidigia

avaritia

inhaligheid

Gewinnsucht

hebzucht

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈævəɹɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: avarice

In summary

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