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Meaning of Avarice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈævəɹɪs

Definitions

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
uncountable, usually
Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الطّمع بخل جشع شُحُّ طمع

Български лакомия

Català avarícia avidesa

Čeština chamtivost hrabivost lakomství

Deutsch Geiz Gier

Ελληνικά απληστία πλεονεξία

Esperanto avaro

Español avaricia codicia

فارسی طمع

Suomi ahneus himo rahanhimo

Français avarice

Gaeilge cíocras gabhálacht saint

Gàidhlig sannt

हिन्दी लालच

Italiano avarizia avidità cupidigia

日本語強欲欲欲張り貪婪

ქართული გაუმაძღრობა სიძუნწე სიხარბე

한국어 과욕 탐욕

Latina avāritia avāritiēs

മലയാളം അത്യാർത്തി

Nederlands hebberigheid hebzucht inhaligheid

Polski chciwość chytrość zachłanność

Português avareza avarícia

Română avariție aviditate

Русский алчность жадность ненасы́тность прожо́рливость ску́пость

Svenska dansen kring guldkalven girighet guldsot snikenhet

తెలుగు అత్యాశ

Türkçe açgözlülük

Examples

“By multiplying the means of gratification, by promoting the introduction and circulation of the precious metals, those darling objects of human avarice and enterprise, it serves to vivify and invigorate the channels of industry, and to make them flow with greater activity and copiousness.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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