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Definitions for avaricious
ˌæv əˈrɪʃ əsavari·cious
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Princeton's WordNet
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensileadjective
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
"they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
Wiktionary
avariciousadjective
Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Avariciousadjective
Covetous; insatiably desirous.
Etymology: avaricieux, Fr.
I grant him bloody,
Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.This speech has been condemned, as avaricious; and Eustathius judges it to be spoken artfully. William Broome, on the Odyssey.
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avaricious
Avaricious refers to having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain. It denotes a person who is excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches and possessions.
Webster Dictionary
Avariciousadjective
actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of avaricious in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of avaricious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- بخيلArabic
- алчен, користолюбивBulgarian
- avariciósCatalan, Valencian
- chamtivýCzech
- habgierig, habsüchtig, gierigGerman
- avaraEsperanto
- avaro, codicioso, avariciosoSpanish
- ahneFinnish
- avareFrench
- gabhálachIrish
- sanntach, gionachScottish Gaelic
- fösvényHungarian
- ագահArmenian
- avaraIdo
- avaroItalian
- 強欲Japanese
- inhalig, avaricieusDutch
- chciwy, skąpyPolish
- avarentoPortuguese
- avarRomanian
- скупо́й, а́лчный, жа́дный, корыстолюби́выйRussian
- girigSwedish
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