codicia

/koˈðisja/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
codicias

Meaning

  1. greed

    • La codicia lo arruinó.

      Greed ruined him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

avaricia

avaricia and codicia are close synonyms for "greed"; codicia leans slightly more toward greed for wealth or possessions specifically.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

avareza

avareza is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "greed."

Portuguese

cobiça

cobiça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "greed."

Portuguese

ganância

ganância is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "greed."

Practice

1 What does codicia mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ lo arruinó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches codicia?

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