avarice
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
avarice (usually uncountable, plural avarices)
- Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity
- Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
Synonyms
- avariciousness
- See also Thesaurus:greed
Related terms
Translations
excessive or inordinate desire of gain
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inordinate desire for some supposed good
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References
- ^ “avarice”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin avaritia.
Pronunciation
Noun
avarice f (plural avarices)
Related terms
Further reading
- “avarice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
Noun
avarice oblique singular, f (oblique plural avarices, nominative singular avarice, nominative plural avarices)
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