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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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venal
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?vi?n?l/
- Rhymes: -i?n?l
Etymology 1
From Latin v?na (“vein”) +? -al.
Adjective
venal (comparative more venal, superlative most venal)
- Venous; pertaining to veins.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French vénal, from Old French venel, from Latin v?n?lis (“for sale”), from v?num (“something for sale”); compare vend.
Adjective
venal (comparative more venal, superlative most venal)
- (archaic) For sale; available for purchase.
- Synonym: purchasable
- Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 140:
- Thus, regimental commands in the army were – as with the judiciary or the financial bureaucracy – venal posts, which were purchased, bequeathed and sold among the nobility.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 140:
- Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.
- Synonym: crooked
- Antonyms: straight, honest, uncorrupt
- (of behaviour etc.) Corrupt, mercenary.
- 1785, The Times, 9 Feb 1785, page 1, column C:
- Though there is a disposition in mankind, to declaim against the corruption and peculation of the present times, as being more venal than formerly; yet, if we look back to different periods, we shall find statesmen and politicians, as selfish and corrupt, […] as those who have lately figured on the political stage.
- 1785, The Times, 9 Feb 1785, page 1, column C:
Usage notes
Venal behavior (bribery/corruption) is not to be confused with venial behavior (mildly wrong behavior).
Related terms
- venally
Translations
Anagrams
- Alven, Levan, elvan, levan, navel
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /v??nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /b??nal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ve?nal/
Etymology 1
vena +? -al
Adjective
venal (masculine and feminine plural venals)
- venal, venous
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin v?n?lis (“for sale”), from v?num (“something for sale”).
Adjective
venal (masculine and feminine plural venals)
- for sale, sellable
- venal (willing to take bribes)
- Synonym: subornable
Further reading
- “venal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “venal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “venal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “venal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
From French vénal, from Latin venalis.
Adjective
venal m or n (feminine singular venal?, masculine plural venali, feminine and neuter plural venale)
- venal, venous
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be?nal/, [be?nal]
Etymology 1
From vena +? -al.
Adjective
venal (plural venales)
- venous
- Synonym: venoso
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin v?n?lis (“for sale”), from v?num (“something for sale”).
Adjective
venal (plural venales)
- venal, corruptible
- for sale, sellable
Derived terms
- valor venal
Further reading
- “venal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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