avarice

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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]
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  • Rhymes: -ævəɹəs

Noun

avarice (usually uncountable, plural avarices)

  1. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
    Synonyms: covetousness, cupidity
  2. Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

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References

  1. ^ “avarice”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French avarice, borrowed from Latin avaritia. Cognate with Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza, Spanish avaricia.

Pronunciation

Noun

avarice f (plural avarices)

  1. greed; avarice

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avaritia.

Noun

avarice oblique singular, f (oblique plural avarices, nominative singular avarice, nominative plural avarices)

  1. greed; avarice

Descendants

  • → English: avarice
  • French: avarice
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