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av⋅a⋅rice
[av-er-is] 
ər
–noun
| insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. |
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| av·a·rice (āv'ə-rĭs) n. Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus, greedy, from avēre, to desire.] |
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| Main Entry: | avarice |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | excessive or insatiable desire or greed; cupidity |
| Etymology: | Latin avere 'to covet' |
Language Translation for : avarice
Spanish:
avaricia,
German:
der Geiz,
Japanese:
強欲
Avarice
Av"a*rice\ ([a^]v"[.a]*r[i^]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[=e]re to covet, fr. a root av to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 'a`menai, 'a^sai, to satiate, Skr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.]1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice. --Beattie. 2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good. All are taught an avarice of praise. --Goldsmith.
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avarice
c.1300, from O.Fr. avarice, from L. avaritia "greed," from avarus "greedy," adj. form of avere "crave, long for."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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