avarice
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- (uncountable, usually) Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
Synonyms
avaritia
base nature
mercenary spirit
overbear
Translations
avarizia
avarice
avaricia
Habgier
avareza
avaritia
avarícia
inhaligheidFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈævəɹɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).
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