avaritia
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Latin
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) avārus, from (deprecated template usage) aveō.
Pronunciation
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parameter) IPA(key): /a.waːˈri.ti.a/
Noun
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- A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.
- Eagerness for food, gluttony, voracity.
- Stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness, meanness.
Inflection
Synonyms
- (avarice): avāritiēs
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “avaritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press