different between avaricious vs mercenary
avaricious
English
Alternative forms
- avaritious (obsolete)
- avaricius (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æv??????s/
Adjective
avaricious (comparative more avaricious, superlative most avaricious)
- Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- 1835, Robert Montgomery Bird, The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow
- In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious, rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself...
- 1835, Robert Montgomery Bird, The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:greedy
Derived terms
- avariciously
- avariciousness
Related terms
- avarice
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “avaricious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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mercenary
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin merc?n?rius (“hired for money”), from merc?s (“reward, wages, price”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??.s?.n?.?i/, /?m??.s?n.?i/
- (General American) enPR: mûr?s?-n?r'?, IPA(key): /?m?s??n??i/
- Hyphenation: mer?ce?na?ry
Noun
mercenary (plural mercenaries)
- (archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
- A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
- (figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:mercenary
Hyponyms
- condottiere, freelance, gallowglass, Landsknecht, lansquenet, Mamertine, routier, turcopole
Translations
Adjective
mercenary (comparative more mercenary, superlative most mercenary)
- Motivated by private gain.
Synonyms
- (motivated by private gain): greedy, venal
- (hired for a figurative battle): hired gun
Translations
See also
- soldier
Further reading
- mercenary at OneLook Dictionary Search
- mercenary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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