Meaning
avarice, greed
- meanness, stinginess, parsimony
In a sentence
La sua avarizia rovina sempre le cene tra amici.
His greed always ruins dinners with friends.
Per avarizia non ha mai lasciato una mancia.
Out of stinginess, he never left a tip.
Hai speso tutto? Niente avarizia oggi, eh?
Did you spend everything? No stinginess today, huh?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| avarizia | feminine · singular |
| avarizie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use avarizia for a moral flaw or vice; tirchieria is more everyday and colloquial for being cheap with money.
- Common with di: avarizia di denaro sounds odd; prefer avarizia or avarizia verso qualcuno only in specific contexts.
- Often appears in elevated, literary, or moralizing contexts more than casual conversation.