In the Soliloquy lexicon
avarice
/ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Used in a sentence
His avarice led him to exploit even his closest friends.
Where it comes from
From Old French avarice, from Latin avaritia “greed,” from avarus “greedy,” perhaps from avere “to crave.”
Its journey
Avarice began in Latin as avaritia, ‘greed’ or ‘covetousness’, from avarus, ‘eagerly desirous’—probably linked to avēre, ‘to crave’. It passed through Old French avarice into Middle English in the 13th century, arriving as the name for an insatiable hunger for riches. Its sense has remained sternly moral: not mere wanting, but grasping desire.
Nearby words
Keep avarice — and watch it become a star.
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