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Avaricious vs Miser - What's the difference?

avaricious | miser |

As an adjective avaricious

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

As a noun miser is

a person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

avaricious

English

Alternative forms

* avaritious (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Actuated]] by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of [[accumulate, accumulating property.
  • * Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854)
  • In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious , rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself...

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * avariciously * avariciousness

    References

    *

    miser

    English

    (wikipedia miser)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
  • was a stereotypical miser , he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.

    Synonyms

    * cheapskate * scrooge * skinflint * See

    Antonyms

    * spendthrift

    Derived terms

    * miserly

    See also

    *

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