Avarice
\AV-uh-ris\, noun:
An excessive desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Can you use “avarice” in a sentence?
Avarice
\AV-uh-ris\, noun:
An excessive desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Can you use “avarice” in a sentence?
“watching the lemur in the Prada store was like watching an incarnation of pure avarice”
….paraphrasing Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street:
“Avarice is good.”
“Prada, Chateau Pibarnon 1994, Cuban cigars, Ferraris, oceanfront real estate….the Lemur’s avarice is exceeded only by his exceptional good taste.”
“Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things. ”
(Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
But I like this one better:
I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice. (Edward Moore)