# avarice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈævəɹɪs/ · frequency rank #52,785

## Definitions
1. Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
2. Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

## Etymology
From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/avarice