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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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| 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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