avarice

[av-er-is] / ˈæv ər ɪs /

NOUN

extreme greed

Synonyms

STRONG

avidity covetousness cupidity frugality greediness miserliness parsimony penuriousness rapacity stinginess thrift

WEAK

close-fistedness grabbiness penny-pinching

Antonyms

STRONG

generosity

WEAK

philanthropy

Example Sentences

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His whole professional activity is circumscribed by the prejudices, vanities and avarices of his university trustees, i.e., a committee of soap-boilers, nail-manufacturers, bank-directors and politicians.

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