English → Latin
“avaricious” in Latin
avāruscovetous, greedy, avariciousavidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, glcupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherous
The English word avaricious itself goes back to Latin aveō, through avaritia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
avaricious
avarus: habendi cupidus: aliquantum avidior ad rem: pecuniae cupidus or avidus. From the context, sometimes cupidus or avidus may stand alone in this sense; e.g., homo castus ac non cupidus (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for avaricious?
- The usual Latin words for “avaricious” are avārus, avidus, cupidus. 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.