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avarice

\a.va.ʁis\
[a.va.ʁis] France

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Du latin avaritia (sens identique).

noun avarices

Attachement excessif à la possession d’argent, de richesses, sans en faire l’usage. Il se refuse tout, il se prive de tout, par pure avarice.

Similar: pingrerie, radinerie

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noun

Similar: pingrerie, radinerie

In English

avarice excessive or inordinate desire of gain
stinginess lack of generosity
miserliness property of being miserly

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@misc{avarice_2026,
  title = {avarice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/avarice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}