avarice
nounHow many syllables in avarice?
There are 3 syllables in the word avarice.How to pronounce avarice:
Definition of avarice:
- avarice (noun):
- extreme greed for wealth
- excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain greediness, cupidity
- reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Synonyms for avarice:
acquisitiveness
appetite
avariciousness
avaritia
avidity
close-fistedness
covetousness
cupidity
deadly sin
desire
graspingness
greed
greediness
hunger
meanness
miserliness
mortal sin
niggardliness
parsimony
penny-pinching
penuriousness
rapaciousness
rapacity
stinginess
thirst
Antonyms for avarice:
all heart
alms-giving
altruism
beneficence
benevolence
big-heartedness
bigheartedness
bounteousness
bountifulness
bounty
charitableness
charity
consideration
extravagance
free giving
generosity
generousness
goodness
heart
high-mindedness
honor
honour
honourableness
hospitality
kindliness
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