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    cupidity
    /kjuːˈpɪdɪti/

    noun

    • 1. greed for money or possessions: "new wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favourable for the arts"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cupidityCupidity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : inordinate desire for wealth : avarice, greed. the cupidity of the bankers. 2. : strong desire : lust. Did you know? From its verb "cupere" ("to desire") Latin derived three nouns which have passed with minimal modification into English.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUPIDITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CUPIDITY definition: 1. a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions 2. a strong…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cupidityCupidity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Cupidity means a burning desire to have more wealth than you need. Though it sounds like it might have something to do with the little winged figure who shoots arrows and makes folks fall in love on Valentine’s Day, cupidity is all about the love of money.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUPIDITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal us / kjuːˈpɪd.ə.t̬i / uk / kjuːˈpɪd.ə.ti / Add to word list. a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions. Synonym. avarice formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite. caprice. carnality. carnally. compulsion. entitled. hankering. hunger. impulse buying.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › cupidityCUPIDITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cupidity definition: eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice. . See examples of CUPIDITY used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCUPIDITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice. SYNONYMS covetousness, avidity, hunger, acquisitiveness. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › cupidityCupidity Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Cupidity definition: Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › cupidityCupidity - definition of cupidity by The Free Dictionary

    Define cupidity. cupidity synonyms, cupidity pronunciation, cupidity translation, English dictionary definition of cupidity. n. Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncupidity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of cupidity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cupiditycupidity | meaning of cupidity in Longman Dictionary of...

    cupidity meaning, definition, what is cupidity: very strong desire for something, especi...: Learn more.