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Detailed Translations for avarice from English to German

avarice:

avarice [the ~] nom

  1. the avarice (love of money; greed for money)
    die Geldgier
  2. the avarice
    der Geiz; die Habgierigkeit; die Knauserei
  3. the avarice (stinginess; tenacity; miserliness; niggardliness)
    der Geiz; die Habgier; die Knauserigkeit; die Raffgier; die Knauserei

Translation Matrix for avarice:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Geiz avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity meanness; miserliness; stinginess
Geldgier avarice; greed for money; love of money
Habgier avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity being predatory; greed; greediness; meanness; miserliness; rapacity; stinginess
Habgierigkeit avarice
Knauserei avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity acidity; curtness; snappiness; stinginess
Knauserigkeit avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity
Raffgier avarice; miserliness; niggardliness; stinginess; tenacity
- avariciousness; avaritia; covetousness; cupidity; greed; rapacity

Synonyms for "avarice":

  • greed; covetousness; rapacity; avaritia; mortal sin; deadly sin
  • avariciousness; cupidity; greed

Related Definitions for "avarice":

  1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)1
  2. extreme greed for material wealth1

Wiktionary Translations for avarice:

avarice
noun
  1. excessive or inordinate desire of gain
avarice
  1. heftiger Unwille etwas abzugeben