avare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avaricious adj Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- cheapskate noun A person who is reluctant to spend money, even when they can afford to.
- covetous adj Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
- miser noun Someone who hoards money and hates spending it, even when they can easily afford to.
- miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
- niggardly adj Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- parsimonious adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
Senses
avare is used for these senses in English:
- avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- covetous Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
- miser (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
- miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
- niggardly Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- parsimonious Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.