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Avaricious vs Greed - What's the difference?

avaricious | greed |

As an adjective avaricious

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

As a noun greed is

a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

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

    Related terms

    * avarice

    References

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    greed

    English

    Noun

  • A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
    • His greed was his undoing.
    What drove them was their ambition, their greed for power.

    Synonyms

    * (selfish desire for more than is needed) avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity * See also * (desire for food) gluttony

    Derived terms

    * greedily * greediness * greedy

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