How to pronounce “avarice”
Say “avarice” in 3 beats
avarice
/ˈævəɹɪs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈavəɹɪs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ææstress
- vəvə
- ɹɪsɹɪs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈævəɹɪs/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈavəɹɪs/
- Respelling
- AV-uh-riss
- Syllables
- 3 — Æ-və-ɹɪs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Æ-və-ɹɪs. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈævəɹɪs/
/ˈavəɹɪs/
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Where “avarice” goes wrong
- Often heard
“uh-VAR-iss”
the stress is on the first syllable: AV-uh-riss
What “avarice” means
- noun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- noun
extreme greed for material wealth
Say it in a sentence
“The novel treats avarice as a kind of slow illness.”“avarice”, answered
How do you pronounce “avarice”?
“avarice” is pronounced /ˈævəɹɪs/ (AV-uh-riss) in American English and /ˈavəɹɪs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-və-ɹɪs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “avarice” have?
3: æ · və · ɹɪs. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.
Is “avarice” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈævəɹɪs/ (AV-uh-riss); British English says /ˈavəɹɪs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “avarice” mean?
As a noun: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) For example: “The novel treats avarice as a kind of slow illness.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “avarice”?
Stress the first syllable: Æ-və-ɹɪs. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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