Avarice (IPA: /ˈævɝəs/)
| Avarice (n.) |
An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. |
| Avarice (n.) |
An inordinate desire for some supposed good. |
| Avarice |
An inordinate or insatiable longing, especially for wealth, status, and power |
| Avarice |
Painting by Albrecht Dürer |
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Painting by Cola di Petruccioli |
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Drawing in the National Gallery of Art (NGA 64546) |
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Print in the National Gallery of Art (NGA 47462) |
| Avarice Synonyms |
Avariciousness, Cupidity, Covetousness |
| Avarice Synonyms |
Rapacity, Greed, Avaritia, Covetousness |
| Translations |
Avarice in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "I can cure the gout or stone in some, sooner than Divinity, Pride, or Avarice in others" - Thomas Browne |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things." - Poor Richard's Almanack |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " This avarice Strikes deeper, grows with more pernicious root." - Greed |
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