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Materialistic vs Avarice - What's the difference?

materialistic | avarice |

As an adjective materialistic

is being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.

As a noun avarice is

excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.

materialistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
  • Of or concerning philosophical materialism.
  • * Charles Kingsley
  • But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics.

    avarice

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
  • Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
  • Synonyms

    * avariciousness * See also

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