avarice

an inordinate or insatiable longing, especially for wealth, status, and power
Thing vice Q193543
avarice
Jacob Matham · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

avarice is a vice[1]. avarice draws 2,588 Wikipedia views per month (vice category, ranking #4 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: seven deadly sins[3]
  • Subclass of: absence[4], money disorder[5]
  • Said to be the same as: greed[6]
  • Opposite of: generosity[7]
  • Different from: Q16290514[8]

Why It Matters

avarice has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] avarice is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → avarice
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: avarice, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914686|avarice (#289914686)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 13w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to fawiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  3. 19w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → a/avaricia
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: a/avaricia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i39421
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151003879
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987012440950305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  5. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → Q16290514
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 00759878-n
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Wordnet 3.1 synset id: 00759878-n"
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