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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
- 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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