English → Latin
“avarice” in Latin
avāritiaA greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greed, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.; Eagerness for food, gluttocupīdōdesire, longing, especially amorous desire, eagerness; lust, passion, greedcupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousnessaviditāsAn eagerness for something, avidity, longing, desire; covetousness, greed, avarice; gluttony, hungersordēsdirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess, niggardliness; humiliation
The English word avarice itself goes back to Latin avārus, through avāritia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
avarice
avaritia: habendi cupiditas or cupido. (The words are found in this connection and order), cupiditas et avaritia: pecuniae studium or cupiditas or aviditas. Greedy avarice, avaritia hians et imminens. Mean avarice. sordes.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for avarice?
- The usual Latin words for “avarice” are avāritia, cupīdō, cupiditās; also aviditās, sordēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.