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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.
Avarice definition: insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.. See examples of AVARICE used in a sentence.
an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money). Synonyms. cupidity formal. greed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Greedy. avaricious. avariciously.
Synonyms for AVARICE: greed, greediness, rapacity, cupidity, acquisitiveness, covetousness, avariciousness, rapaciousness; Antonyms of AVARICE: satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment, fulfilment, contentment, generosity, liberality, magnanimity.
an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money). Synonyms. cupidity formal. greed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Greedy. avariciously. consumerism. glutton. grasping. greedily. greediness. greedy. Mammon.
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.
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2 days ago · 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.
