avariciousness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ extreme greed for material wealth
avaritia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
avatar
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
avatar
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "some Hindus consider Krishna to be an avatar of the god Vishnu"
avenger
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ someone who takes vengeance
avens
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
aventail
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
aventurine
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
avenue
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
avenue
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a wide street or thoroughfare
average
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"
average
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
average
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
averageness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
averageness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
averment
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Averrhoa
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
averroes
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
aversion
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a feeling of intense dislike