avaricious
Craving endless wealth
Avaricious means excessively greedy for wealth or material gain.
The word carries strong moral disapproval—an avaricious person isn't merely frugal or ambitious but consumed by the desire to acquire and hoard: an avaricious landlord who squeezed every penny from his tenants.
The noun is avarice.
Excessively wanting more
- rapaciousExcessively grasping or greedy
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
money-grubbing · mercenary · selfish · voracious · stingy · tightfisted · penny-pinching · cupidity
Wanting what others possess
- jealousResentful of others' advantages
- desirousWanting something strongly
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
craving · lusting · hungry · thirsty · eager · keen · avid · covetousness
Abundance of valuable resources
- possessionsThings one owns
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- mammonWealth as deity
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
affluence · luxury · consumerism · acquisitiveness · commodification · worldliness · plutocracy · extravagance
Collected mass over time
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- stashingConcealing for safekeeping
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
squirreling · collecting · cache · trove · packrat · magpie · retention · pileup
greedy
Excessively wanting more
- rapaciousExcessively grasping or greedy
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
miserly · money-grubbing · mercenary · selfish · voracious · stingy · tightfisted · penny-pinching · cupidity · money-hungry
envious
Wanting what others possess
- jealousResentful of others' advantages
- desirousWanting something strongly
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · craving · lusting · hungry · thirsty · eager · keen · avid · covetousness · wanting
wealth
Abundance of valuable resources
- possessionsThings one owns
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- mammonWealth as deity
opulence · affluence · luxury · consumerism · acquisitiveness · commodification · worldliness · plutocracy · extravagance · prosperity
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- stashingConcealing for safekeeping
hoarding · squirreling · collecting · cache · trove · packrat · magpie · retention · pileup · aggregation
- DanteDivine Comedy, Inferno, Dante, Paradiso, Beatrice
avariciousgenerous
Willing to give freely
liberal · munificent · bountiful · magnanimous · openhanded
avariciousselfless
Concerned with others' welfare
unselfish · altruistic · noble · self-sacrificing · big-hearted