Word:
Avarice
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A strong desire to have or get money.
Sentences:
1) The corporate world is filled with avarice and a thirst for power.
2) He was driven by his avarice.
Origin:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin avaritia, from avarus, from avēre which means 'to crave'.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
acquisitiveness, greed, avidity, avidly, greediness
Antonyms:
generosity, kindness.
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