cupidity

[ kyoo-pid-i-tee ]

/ kyuˈpɪd ɪ ti /

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noun

eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice.

Origin of cupidity

1400–50; late Middle English cupidite (<Middle French ) <Latin cupiditās, equivalent to cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire + -idus-id⁴) + -itās-ity

SYNONYMS FOR cupidity

covetousness, avidity, hunger, acquisitiveness.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cupidity

cu·pid·i·nous

[kyoo-pid-n-uhs], /kyuˈpɪd n əs/, adjective

Words nearby cupidity

cupful, cup fungus, cuphea, cupholder, Cupid, cupidity, Cupid's arrows, Cupid's bow, Cupid's-dart, cup of Elijah, cup of tea

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Example sentences from the Web for cupidity

A tigerish eagerness filled them; a panic of fear and cupidity spurred them on.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
Their wealth excited the cupidity of the whole alliance; and to that wealth their zeal was the key.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
He tried to satisfy this cupidity, but it stuck in his throat.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
It is usually not cupidity nor brutality nor lust that lodges him in prison, but conviviality and weak control of impulses.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross

The dominant passion is cupidity, and nothing higher; sheer greed of gain, lust of possession, and nothing nobler.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

British Dictionary definitions for cupidity

cupidity

/ (kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) /

noun

strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed

Word Origin for cupidity

C15: from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cupidity
释义	cupidity [ kyoo-pid-i-tee ] / kyuˈpɪd ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cupidity ON THESAURUS.COM noun eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice. Origin of cupidity 1400–50; late Middle English cupidite (<Middle French ) <Latin cupiditās, equivalent to cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire + -idus-id⁴) + -itās-ity SYNONYMS FOR cupidity covetousness, avidity, hunger, acquisitiveness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cupidity ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM cupidity cu·pid·i·nous [kyoo-pid-n-uhs], /kyuˈpɪd n əs/, adjective Words nearby cupidity cupful, cup fungus, cuphea, cupholder, Cupid, cupidity, Cupid's arrows, Cupid's bow, Cupid's-dart, cup of Elijah, cup of tea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cupidity A tigerish eagerness filled them; a panic of fear and cupidity spurred them on. The Trail of '98\|Robert W. Service Their wealth excited the cupidity of the whole alliance; and to that wealth their zeal was the key. The History of England from the Accession of James II.\|Thomas Babington Macaulay He tried to satisfy this cupidity, but it stuck in his throat. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade It is usually not cupidity nor brutality nor lust that lodges him in prison, but conviviality and weak control of impulses. The Old World in the New\|Edward Alsworth Ross The dominant passion is cupidity, and nothing higher; sheer greed of gain, lust of possession, and nothing nobler. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) British Dictionary definitions for cupidity cupidity / (kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) / noun strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed Word Origin for cupidity C15: from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to cupidity Beyond Sad, Mad, and Glad: Words For Grown-Up EmotionsHappy, sad, mad ... our feelings are much more complex than just these words. Consider these complex words the next time you want to convey your emotions. READ MORE Words related to cupidity longing, eagerness, voracity, hunger, rapacity, acquisitiveness, lust, yearning, avarice, passion, infatuation, avidity, rapaciousness, covetousness, craving, avariciousness, greediness, itching, possessiveness, graspingness
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cupidity

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