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avarice

(ævərɪs)

uncountable noun

Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.

[literary]

He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.

Synonyms: greed, meanness, penny-pinching, parsimony [formal] More Synonyms of avarice

avarice in British English

(ˈævərɪs)

noun

extreme greed for riches; cupidity

Derived forms

avaricious (ˌavaˈricious)

adjective

avariciously (ˌavaˈriciously)

adverb

avariciousness (ˌavaˈriciousness)

noun

Word origin

C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avārus covetous, from avēre to crave

avarice in American English

(ˈævərɪs)

noun

too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity

Word origin

ME & OFr < L avaritia < avarus, greedy < avere, to desire

Examples of 'avarice' in a sentence
avarice

How are you going to contain human greed and avarice?

Quotations

The love of money is the root of all evil Bible: I Timothy

avarice, the spur of industryDavid HumeEssays: Moral and Political

(noun) in the sense of greed

Definition

extreme greed for wealth

a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice

Synonyms

greed

an insatiable greed for power

meanness

This careful attitude to money can border on meanness.

penny-pinching

He is well known for his eccentric penny-pinching.

parsimony (formal)

Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built.

acquisitiveness

His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

rapacity

their sexual desire and rapacity

cupidity (formal)

the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians

stinginess

covetousness

miserliness

She had always despised miserliness.

greediness

niggardliness

graspingness

close-fistedness

penuriousness

Opposites

generosity

extravagance

benevolence

unselfishness

liberality

bountifulness

largesse or largess

Quotations

The love of money is the root of all evil [Bible: I Timothy]avarice, the spur of industry [David Hume – Essays: Moral and Political]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acquisitiveness

His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

Synonyms

greed,

selfishness,

avarice,

rapacity,

covetousness,

avidity,

rapaciousness,

predatoriness,

avidness,

graspingness

in the sense of cupidity

Definition

strong desire for wealth or possessions

the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians

Synonyms

avarice,

greed,

acquisitiveness,

rapacity,

covetousness,

avidity,

greediness,

rapaciousness,

graspingness

in the sense of meanness

This careful attitude to money can border on meanness.

Synonyms

miserliness,

parsimony (formal),

stinginess,

tight-fistedness,

niggardliness,

selfishness,

minginess (British, informal),

penuriousness

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单词	avarice
释义	Trends of avarice View usage for: avarice (ævərɪs) uncountable noun Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions. [literary] He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice. Synonyms: greed, meanness, penny-pinching, parsimony [formal] More Synonyms of avarice avarice in British English (ˈævərɪs) noun extreme greed for riches; cupidity Derived forms avaricious (ˌavaˈricious) adjective avariciously (ˌavaˈriciously) adverb avariciousness (ˌavaˈriciousness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avārus covetous, from avēre to crave avarice in American English (ˈævərɪs) noun too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity Word origin ME & OFr < L avaritia < avarus, greedy < avere, to desire Examples of 'avarice' in a sentence avarice How are you going to contain human greed and avarice? Christianity Today (2000) Quotations The love of money is the root of all evil Bible: I Timothy avarice, the spur of industryDavid HumeEssays: Moral and Political (noun) in the sense of greed Definition extreme greed for wealth a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice Synonyms greed an insatiable greed for power meanness This careful attitude to money can border on meanness. penny-pinching He is well known for his eccentric penny-pinching. parsimony (formal) Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built. acquisitiveness His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness. rapacity their sexual desire and rapacity cupidity (formal) the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians stinginess covetousness miserliness She had always despised miserliness. greediness niggardliness graspingness close-fistedness penuriousness Opposites generosity , extravagance , benevolence , unselfishness , liberality , bountifulness , largesse or largess Quotations The love of money is the root of all evil [Bible: I Timothy]avarice, the spur of industry [David Hume – Essays: Moral and Political] Additional synonyms in the sense of acquisitiveness His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness. Synonyms greed, selfishness, avarice, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, rapaciousness, predatoriness, avidness, graspingness in the sense of cupidity Definition strong desire for wealth or possessions the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians Synonyms avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, greediness, rapaciousness, graspingness in the sense of meanness This careful attitude to money can border on meanness. Synonyms miserliness, parsimony (formal), stinginess, tight-fistedness, niggardliness, selfishness, minginess (British, informal), penuriousness Nearby words of avarice available avalanche avant-garde avarice avaricious avenge avenue Synonyms of 'avarice' avarice Explore 'avarice' in the dictionary
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