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avarice

[ av-er-is ]

noun

  1. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.

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avarice

/ ˈ汹ə°ùɪ²õ /

noun

  1. extreme greed for riches; cupidity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²¹±¹²¹Ëˆ°ù¾±³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ËŒ²¹±¹²¹Ëˆ°ù¾±³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
  • ËŒ²¹±¹²¹Ëˆ°ù¾±³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õly, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of avarice1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ²¹±¹Äå°ù¾±³Ù¾±²¹, equivalent to ²¹±¹Äå°ù(³Ü²õ) “greedy†+ -itia -ice
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of avarice1

C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from ²¹±¹Äå°ù³Ü²õ covetous, from ²¹±¹Å§°ù±ð to crave
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Ellis-Taylor, meanwhile, brings a palpable heartache to “Nickel Boys†as a devoted grandmother sidelined by inequality and avarice.

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But some of the most striking examples are not of intentional cruelty or blatant avarice but of simple blind spots.

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He embraces cruelty, violence, greed, avarice, selfishness, revenge, lying, lust and dissembling.

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Walsh’s attorneys said in a court filing that he wasn’t motivated by avarice, but desperation.

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Related to my point above, the destruction of the moral compass and avarice and cowardice in the Republican party has ushered in a new wave of candidates and politicians.

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