Associations to the word «Avarice»

Wiktionary

AVARICE, noun. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
AVARICE, noun. Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Dictionary definition

AVARICE, noun. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
AVARICE, noun. Extreme greed for material wealth.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley