avarice

/a.va.ʁis/

la noun B1

le (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.

Meaning

  1. greed, stinginess

    • Son avarice le rend impopulaire.

      His stinginess makes him unpopular.

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

Practice

1 What does avarice mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ___ le rend impopulaire.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avarice?

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