avarice
noun
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
avariciousness
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a word derived from
avarice.
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a word derived from
avaricious.
Example Sentences
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For the Greeks, that was just avariciousness, an activity that shrunk you down into a people-pleasing marketer or hollowed you out because you pursued hollow things.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2017
It is anyone's guess whether ownership can survive the accessibility the Internet provides or the avariciousness of the music streaming services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
Oh, yes," he admits, "we have a very mercenary segment that displays the avariciousness and lack of humanitarianism of the times.
From Time Magazine Archive
The elder daughter is killed by a cobra-bite because of her avariciousness.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler
I explained to him the petty squabbles between Court and Parliament, in consequence of the extortionate imposts and of Mazarin's avariciousness.
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Rafael Sabatini
