avarice

== English == === 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/ 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 ==== === References === === Anagrams === caviare == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French avarice, borrowed from Latin avaritia. Cognate with Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza, Spanish avaricia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.va.ʁis/ 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 oblique singular, f (oblique plural avarices, nominative singular avarice, nominative plural avarices) greed; avarice ==== Descendants ==== → English: avarice French: avarice