avarizia

Definitions of avarizia
  1. noun
    a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
    synonyms: esosità, pitoccheria, spilorceria, taccagneria, tirchieria
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    antonyms:
    generosità, larghezza, liberalità
    the trait of being willing to give your money or time
    types:
    pitoccheria, sordidezza, spilorceria, taccagneria, tirchieria
    extreme stinginess
    egoismo
    stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
    camaleontismo, opportunismo
    taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
    type of:
    tratto
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  2. noun
    extreme stinginess
    synonyms: pitoccheria, sordidezza, spilorceria, taccagneria, tirchieria
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    type of:
    esosità, pitoccheria, spilorceria, taccagneria, tirchieria
    a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
  3. noun
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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