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Vinony

avarice

noun

  1. an inordinate or insatiable longing, especially for wealth, status, and power
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Pronunciation: /ˈævəɹɪs/ / /ˈævəɹəs/ / /ˈævɹəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Latin avārus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin avāritiabor. Old French avaricebor. Middle English avarice English avarice From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).

  1. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

    “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.”

  2. Inordinate desire for some supposed good.