avarice
English
WOTD – 14 April 2006
Etymology
From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).
Pronunciation
- (non-merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˈævəɹɪs/
- (merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˈævəɹəs/, /ˈævɹəs/[1]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ævəɹəs
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 Thesaurus:greed
Related terms
- avaricious, avariciously
Translations
excessive or inordinate desire of gain
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inordinate desire for some supposed good
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References
- “avarice”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- caviare
French
Etymology
From Old French avarice, borrowed from Latin avaritia. Cognate with Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza, Spanish avaricia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.va.ʁis/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -is
Noun
avarice f (plural avarices)
- greed; avarice
Related terms
- avare
- avarement
- avaricieux
Further reading
- “avarice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin avaritia.
Noun
avarice f (oblique plural avarices, nominative singular avarice, nominative plural avarices)
- greed; avarice
Descendants
- → English: avarice
- French: avarice