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AVARICE
avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia
(noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity
(noun) extreme greed for material wealth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
avarice (usually uncountable, plural avarices)
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity
Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
Synonyms
• avariciousness
• See also greed
Anagrams
• caviare
Source: Wiktionary
Av"a*rice, n. Etym: [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av to covert, fr. a root av to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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