How to use "avarice" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "avarice" in popular movie and book plots

  • Meanwhile, Chithambaranar and his sons knew about Subbamma's avarice and her treatment of children and decided to play a game to teach her a lesson.  - Manithan Maravillai
  • The man also warns him against avarice and the hidden dangers that lurk beneath the smooth surfaces of society.  - Sanshirō (novel)
  • In the role of a responsible mother caught between her husband's apathy and avarice and her children's untold suffering, she indeed lives the character.  - Karuvelam Pookkal
  • Larfleeze initially refuses to help Kyle unlock avarice but when Carol uses her powers to discover Larfleeze's heartache and that his family is still alive, Larfleeze agrees to help.  - Green Lantern: New Guardians
  • In a strange turn of events, for fear of a faint-hearted Chandran spilling out the beans of the Manager's murder and to satiate his avarice and taste of the fresher flesh, Jayarajan finishes off Johnny and Padma.  - Uyarangalil
  • Day after day, the colonel shows his avarice to the citizens of his small village, negating alms and food to the poor people who visits his house in desperation.  - The Niggard Rich
  • Watch as this story takes you back in time, showing the greed and avarice that can encompass even the simplest of men — making him turn into a demon.  - Jallaad
  • The Anderans have overcome war, pestilence, avarice and envy, are no longer driven by wants and needs, and find that their lives have become quite stagnant; therefore, they replace their boredom with a constant supply of "fun & games".  - Fun and Games (The Outer Limits)
  • They find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master in his avarice wishes to press on.  - Master and Man (short story)

Meaning of "avarice" in English

  • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • extreme greed for material wealth

Meaning of "avarice" in Hindi

  • लोभ ( Lobh)
  • लालच ( Lalach, laalach)
  • धनलोलुपता

Synonyms of "avarice"

  • avariciousness
  • covetousness
  • avaritia
  • rapacity
  • greed
  • cupidity

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