avarice
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ər noun
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin avāritia, equivalent to avār(us) greedy + -itia -ice
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin avāritia, equivalent to avār(us) greedy + -itia -ice
Synonyms
cupidity.
cupidity.
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avarice (ˈævərɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| extreme greed for riches; cupidity | |
| [C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avārus covetous, from avēre to crave] | |
| ava'ricious | |
| —adj | |
| ava'riciously | |
| —adv | |
| ava'riciousness | |
| —n | |
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| Main Entry: | avarice |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | excessive or insatiable desire or greed; cupidity |
| Etymology: | Latin avere 'to covet' |
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Word Origin & History
avarice
c.1300, from O.Fr. avarice (12c.), from L. avaritia "greed," from avarus "greedy," adj. form of avere "crave, long for."
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Example sentences
If investors make money while they satisfy their avarice, so be it.
Still they are, if anything, more steeped in avarice and their venom is unchecked.
Right now the political animal has sundered honor for avarice, altruism for ambition.
Even in their present state they were valuable enough to incite avarice and bloodshed.
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