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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