avarice
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).
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avarice (uncountable)
- Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
- Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
[edit] Synonyms
- avariciousness
- See also Wikisaurus:greed
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excessive or inordinate desire of gain
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inordinate desire for some supposed good
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin avaritia
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[edit] Noun
avarice f. (plural avarices)