avarice

CEFRC2

/ˈævəɹɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An extreme and selfish desire for wealth or possessions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Examples

  • Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.

  • My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

Synonyms

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His relentless blank for wealth led him to cheat his own family members out of their inheritance.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).