what does avarice mean?
AVARICE as NOUN
- Meaning
- reprehensible acquisitiveness
- insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) avarice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- extreme greed for material wealth
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) avarice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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