Associations to the word «Avarice»

Wiktionary

AVARICE, noun. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
AVARICE, noun. Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Dictionary definition

AVARICE, noun. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
AVARICE, noun. Extreme greed for material wealth.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis