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
We effectively live in a plutocracy that only answers to avarice and to the benefit of our oligarchs.
His characters are motivated by lust, avarice and vanity but elicit sympathy because of their vulnerability.
When it was known he had left all to public uses, people said that this was mere envy, avarice and pride.
She turned away and bent over the tea chest again, cleanly stabbed by avarice, like a peach with a silver knife.
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