avariciousness
- noun
- /ˌævəˈrɪʃəsnəs/
- Formal
:
avaricia
- The company's avariciousness overshadowed its responsibility to the community.
Examples
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His avariciousness led him to exploit his employees for personal profit.
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While in the earlier story he had focused his discussion of disease on the gap between the property-owning rich and the dispossessed poor, in Dracula it is the avariciousness of the middle-class imperialist that comes under scrutiny.
Academic text (2007) -
I read the article about his heavy involvement with Monsanto, and I saw his avariciousness.
Blog text (9) -
Avariciousness, envy.
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A first "seal" or sign of heavenly intervention was that, after the reform, charity replaced jealousy and avariciousness.
Academic text (2018) -
The avariciousness of the wealthy businessman was evident in his refusal to donate to charity.
Synonyms
293
1.9
A strong selfish wish for more, especially money or power
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9.9
A very strong desire to have more money and things
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8.4
A very strong hunger or want for something you cannot get enough of
1
9.9
A very strong desire to have more money and things
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4.0
Wanting too much money or things and not being satisfied
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8.8
A very strong desire for money and things
1
9.9
A very strong wish to have more money or things than you need
1
9.9
A very strong desire to take more than is fair
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8.1
A strong wish to get and keep money and things
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7.9
A very strong desire for more food, money or success
A very strong wish to have more money or things, even when you have enough
A strong greedy wish to take more than is fair
Wanting personal gain, especially money, more than loyalty or doing what is right
Antonyms
How Greedy
Surface Forms
Morphology
avariciousness = avaricious (transparent) = avarice + ous + ness
Formed by standard derivation avarice -> avaricious -> avariciousness, so the meaning is predictable from the base adjective and the suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Avariciousness comes from the Latin word avarus, which means 'greedy' and is the same root as avarice. So, avariciousness is the very strong wish to get and keep money or other wealth.