English noun: avarice | |||
1. | avarice (act) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
Synonyms | avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin | ||
2. | avarice (attribute) extreme greed for material wealth | ||
Synonyms | avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | greed | ||