Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avaricious

/ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: avari-cious
IPA: /ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

Example Sentences

"In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious, rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself..."

Etymology

From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: avaricious, avaricieux, avaritia

Inflected Forms

more avaricious (comparative) most avaricious (superlative) avaritious (alternative) avaricius (alternative)

Derived Forms

avariciously avariciousness overavaricious unavaricious

Frequently Paired Words

avarice

Synonyms

greedy covetous grabby grasping prehensile

Questions

How do you pronounce avaricious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/.
What does avaricious mean?: Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
Where does avaricious come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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