Synonyms for avariciousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : av-uh-rish-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæv əˈrɪʃ əs


Définition of avariciousness

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Old French avaricios "greedy, covetous" (Modern French avaricieux), from avarice (see avarice). An Old English word for it was feoh-georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness.
  • noun greed
Example sentences :
  • He was money-mad–his avariciousness had been already well displayed.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Hillcrest Farm » by Amy Bell Marlowe
  • The avariciousness of the household yielded to the demands of religion.
  • Extract from : « The Village Rector » by Honore de Balzac
  • The elder daughter is killed by a cobra-bite because of her avariciousness.
  • Extract from : « Filipino Popular Tales » by Dean S. Fansler
  • He may take His departure, and we may receive in our hearts the spirit of avariciousness and selfishness.
  • Extract from : « Gathering Jewels » by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles
  • He has done much from motives of avarice; he will now be aware of the destructive effect of all avariciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Way of Initiation » by Rudolf Steiner
  • His avariciousness, except in certain things, passed all belief.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • The prize was one likely to excite the envy of those disposed to avariciousness.
  • Extract from : « Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains » by D. J. Cook

Antonyms for avariciousness

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