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codicia

greed

noun koh-DEE-syah Rare

Origin: From Latin cupiditas (desire), via Vulgar Latin.

Also means

avarice

Usage Note

Codicia is intense greed, especially for money or material goods — stronger than avaricia but overlapping with it. The verb codiciar means to covet. Los siete pecados capitales include avaricia, and codicia is often used as a near-synonym in moral discourse. In legal Spanish, con codicia can appear as an aggravating circumstance in crimes motivated by greed.

Examples

"La codicia destruyó su reputación."

Natural Translation

Greed destroyed his reputation.

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