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# avarice

noun (no plural)

«avarice» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A greedy wish to have more and more money, gold or things, and to keep them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avarice/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the sin of greed for wealth, often shown by a miser or a fairy who punishes it.

### Examples

- His avarice made him count every coin twice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avarice/#x1)
- Avarice is one of the sins in the tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avarice/#x2)
- The miser's avarice grew each year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avarice/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «avarice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avarice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«avarice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/avarice.html) on Mova free.