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  1. The meaning of AVARICE is excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness, cupidity. How to use avarice in a sentence. Word History of Avarice.

  2. Avarice definition: insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.. See examples of AVARICE used in a sentence.

  3. Synonyms for AVARICE: greed, greediness, rapacity, cupidity, acquisitiveness, covetousness, avariciousness, rapaciousness; Antonyms of AVARICE: satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment, fulfilment, contentment, generosity, liberality, magnanimity.

  4. AVARICE meaning: 1. an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: 2. an extremely strong wish to…. Learn more.

  5. AVARICE definition: 1. an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: 2. an extremely strong wish to…. Learn more.

  6. Definitions of avarice. noun. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) synonyms: avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity. see more. noun. extreme greed for material wealth. synonyms: avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity. see more.

  7. noun. Word origin. C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avārus covetous, from avēre to crave. Word Frequency. avarice in American English. (ˈævərɪs ) noun. too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.

  8. Definition of avarice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Avarice Definition. ăvə-rĭs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity. American Heritage. Too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity. Webster's New World. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. Wiktionary.

  10. AVARICE definition: a strong feeling that you want a lot of money and possessions. Learn more.

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