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