cupidity
noun /kjuːˈpɪdəti/
/kjuːˈpɪdəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs synonym greedWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French cupidite or Latin cupiditas, from cupidus ‘desirous’, from cupere ‘to desire’. Compare with covet.