Avarice
noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
He was driven by pure avarice to hoard his vast fortune.
Often appears as...
- driven by avarice
- pure avarice
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Formal, Disapproving
noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
He was driven by pure avarice to hoard his vast fortune.
Often appears as...
- driven by avarice
- pure avarice
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Avarice has a strongly negative tone, suggesting disapproval of excessive greed.
His avarice led to a life of corruption and betrayal.
Pro Tip 2/3Wealth Obsession
Use 'avarice' when referring to an unhealthy obsession with accumulating wealth.
The tycoon's avarice was apparent in his relentless pursuit of money.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Avarice is often used in historical or literary contexts to highlight greed as a vice.
In many fables, a character's downfall is the result of their avarice.
Compare with
acquiscovetouscupiditygreedmaterialismparsimonyrapacity
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because while people like us plutocrats are living beyond the dreams of avarice, the other 99 percent of our fellow citizens are falling farther and farther behind.
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Beware, fellow...
because while people like us plutocrats are living beyond the dreams of avarice, the other 99 percent of our fellow citizens are falling farther and farther behind.
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Marquis de Sade
French Novelist
Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.
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John Oates
American Musician
Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.
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Andreas Capellanus
French Writer
Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice.
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Thornton Wilder
American Novelist
Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.
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Edward Moore
English Dramatist
I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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George Bancroft
American Historian
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Avarice, the spur of industry.
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Saint Patrick
Scottish Saint
Avarice is a deadly sin.
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Marquis de Sade
French Novelist
Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.
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John Oates
American Musician
Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.
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Andreas Capellanus
French Writer
Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice.
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Thornton Wilder
American Novelist
Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.
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Edward Moore
English Dramatist
I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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George Bancroft
American Historian
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Avarice, the spur of industry.
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Saint Patrick
Scottish Saint
Avarice is a deadly sin.
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