avaricenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæv.ər.ɪs/us/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪs/formalan 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).
Synonym
greed
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Greedy
- consumerism
- eye
- glutton
- gluttonous
- gluttony
- gourmand
- greed
- greedy
- greedy guts
- growth-oriented
- hog
- materialism
- materialist
- materialistic
- mercenary
- money-grubbing
- pig
- sb's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomach idiom
- wolfish
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avaricious
adjective uk/ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/us/ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/
avariciously
adverb uk/ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs.li/us/ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs.li/