avarice

«avarice» in Mova's school dictionary: A greedy wish to have more and more money, gold or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

A greedy wish to have more and more money, gold or things, and to keep them. tree →

sense 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 →
• Avarice is one of the sins in the tale. tree →
• The miser's avarice grew each year. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «avarice» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.