Meanings
comparative more avaricious · superlative most avaricious · alternative avaritious · alternative avaricius
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveimmoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinavaritia“greed”
- Old Frenchavaricieux
- Middle Englishavaricious
- Englishavaricious
From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πλεονέκτης, φιλοκερδής
- πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs)actuated by avarice
- φιλοκερδής (philokerdḗs)actuated by avarice
Bulgarian алчен, користолюбив
- алчен (alčen)actuated by avarice
- користолюбив (koristoljubiv)actuated by avarice
Catalan avariciós
- avariciósactuated by avarice
Chinese Mandarin 愛財 /爱财, 貪婪 /贪婪
- 愛財 /爱财 (àicái)actuated by avarice
- 貪婪 /贪婪 (tānlán)actuated by avarice
Czech chamtivý, hrabivý
- chamtivýactuated by avarice
- hrabivýactuated by avarice
Danish grådig, grisk
- grådigactuated by avarice
- griskactuated by avarice
- begærligactuated by avarice
Dutch inhalig, avaricieus
- inhaligactuated by avarice
- avaricieusactuated by avarice
Esperanto avara
- avaraactuated by avarice
Finnish ahne
- ahneactuated by avarice
French avare
- avareactuated by avarice
German habgierig, habsüchtig
- habgierigactuated by avarice
- habsüchtigactuated by avarice
- gierigactuated by avarice
Greek πλεονέκτης, άπληστος
- πλεονέκτης (pleonéktis)actuated by avarice
- άπληστος (áplistos)actuated by avarice
Hindi लालची, लोभी
- लालची (lālcī)actuated by avarice
- लोभी (lobhī)actuated by avarice
Hungarian fösvény
- fösvényactuated by avarice
Irish gabhálach, maoinchíocrach
- gabhálachactuated by avarice
- maoinchíocrachactuated by avarice
Italian avaro
- avaroactuated by avarice
Japanese 強欲な
- 強欲な (gōyoku na)actuated by avarice
Latin avārus
- avārusactuated by avarice
Māori kaiapo
- kaiapoactuated by avarice
Polish skąpy, chciwy
- skąpyactuated by avarice
- chciwyactuated by avarice
Portuguese avarento
- avarentoactuated by avarice
Romanian avar
- avaractuated by avarice
Russian а́лчный, жа́дный
- а́лчный (álčnyj)actuated by avarice
- жа́дный (žádnyj)actuated by avarice
- скупо́й (skupój)actuated by avarice
- корыстолюби́вый (korystoljubívyj)actuated by avarice
Scottish Gaelic sanntach, gionach
- sanntachactuated by avarice
- gionachactuated by avarice
Spanish avaricioso, avaro
- avariciosoactuated by avarice
- avaroactuated by avarice
- avarientoactuated by avarice
- codiciosoactuated by avarice
Swedish girig
- girigactuated by avarice
Turkish paragöz
- paragözactuated by avarice
Cite this entry
avaricious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avaricious
“avaricious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avaricious. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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