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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesavaricia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: avaricia
"La avaricia destruyó su familia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
"He was driven by sheer avarice and accumulated wealth at the expense of others."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avarus 'covetous', from avere 'crave'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avarice" is said worldwide
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avarice
Transliteration: avarice
"Son avarice légendaire l'empêchait de dépenser le moindre centime."
Gier
Transliteration: Gier
"Seine Gier nach Reichtum kannte keine Grenzen."
avarizia
Transliteration: avarizia
"L'avarizia lo rese incapace di fare beneficenza."
avaricia
Transliteration: avaricia
"La avaricia destruyó su familia."
avareza
Transliteration: avareza
"A avareza é considerada um dos sete pecados capitais."
लोभ
Transliteration: lobh
"उसकी अत्यधिक लोभ ने उसे बर्बाद कर दिया।"
贪婪
Transliteration: tānlán
"贪婪是许多罪恶的根源。"
탐욕
Transliteration: tam-yok
"그의 탐욕은 끝이 없었다."
強欲
Transliteration: gōyoku
"彼の強欲さは周囲の人々をうんざりさせた。"
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