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avarice

av·a·rice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [av-er-is]
    • /ˈæv ər ɪs/
    • /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [av-er-is]
    • /ˈæv ər ɪs/

Definitions of avarice word

  • uncountable noun avarice Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions. 3
  • noun avarice extreme greed for riches; cupidity 3
  • noun avarice too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity 3
  • noun avarice insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. 1
  • noun avarice Extreme greed for wealth or material gain. 1
  • noun avarice greed, covetousness 1

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Origin of avarice

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin avāritia, equivalent to avār(us) greedy + -itia -ice

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Parts of speech for Avarice

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

avarice popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for avarice

noun avarice

  • frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
  • parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
  • rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
  • penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
  • avidity — the quality or state of being avid

Antonyms for avarice

noun avarice

  • generosity — readiness or liberality in giving.
  • philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.

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