Avarice - English meaning

noun

Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.

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This aggressive merchandising encourages acquisitiveness among children

noun

Eagerness to own and collect things

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He was known for his acquisitiveness, buying any work of art that caught his eye., the group's acqu…

noun

A strong wish to have something, especially something that belongs to someone else

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Covetousness is condemned as a great sin., it is the type of sports car that excites lustful coveto…

noun

Greed for money or possessions.

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New wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favourable for the arts

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions

noun

A liking or fondness for something.

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We all have a huge grá for football

noun

Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

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Mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles

noun

Insatiable desire for wealth

noun

A strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money

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He was motivated by pure greed., he was greedy for power.

noun

A tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

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They hated the sinful materialism of the wicked city

noun

The belief that money, possessions, and comfort are the most important things to obtain in life

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I was a materialistic person, very career-oriented, with a large ego.

noun

Lack of generosity; miserliness.

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He has written to the berlin-based national association of advertising agencies telling them their …

noun

Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.

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The party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions

adjective

Mainly interested in money and doing everything possible to get it

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They see their bosses as money-grubbing robots and not as coworkers., he was the top money-grubber …

adjective

Mainly interested in money and doing everything possible to get it

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They see their bosses as money-grubbing robots and not as coworkers., he was the top money-grubber …

noun

The quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force

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The rapaciousness of the regime has not changed., he was conscious of the rapaciousness of his own …

noun

Aggressive greed.

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The rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit from their property

noun

The quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force

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The rapacity of big corporations, our rapacity is destroying species at a rate not seen in 65 milli…