avariciousness

Questions about avariciousness

What does avariciousness mean?

avariciousness means "extreme greed for material wealth".

How many syllables are in avariciousness?

avariciousness has 6 syllables and divides as a-va-ri-ci-ou-sness under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for avariciousness?

Close synonyms include avarice, covetousness, cupidity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is avariciousness a common word?

avariciousness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.