avarice
n. பேராசை.
Synonyms
greed
cupidity
rapacity
penuriousness
niggardliness
miserliness
stinginess
covetousness
acquisitiveness
griping
greediness
Antonyms
large-heartedness
unselfishness
liberality
bountifulness
profuseness
squander
prodigality
extravagance
waste
Av"a*rice, n. Etym: [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av to covert, fr. a root av to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.] 1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice. Beattie. 2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good. All are taught an avarice of praise. Goldsmith.