| / English Dictionary |
AVARICIOUSNESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extreme greed for material wealth
Synonyms:
avarice; avariciousness; covetousness; cupidity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("avariciousness" is a kind of...):
greed (excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves)
Derivation:
avaricious (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
