cupidityn.

/kjuːˈpɪdɪti/

Etymology: < French cupidité, < Latin cupiditāt-em passionate desire, < cupidus eagerly desirous.

a. gen. Ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness. Const. †of, for. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun]

covetingc1315

covetisec1340

covetousness1486

cupidity1547

grippleness1571

overlustiness1583

over-desire1641

voraginousness1654

gluttony1704

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe 110 Cupiditie of worldly substance or goodes.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxxviij^v That tyraunt blynded..with the cupiditie of rulynge and souereigntie.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xiii. f. 34^v Men, whiche be giuen to cupidite of gouernement, honor and glorie.

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xiii. §6 (R.) The serpent..thus sharpens the curiosity while he suggesteth the cupidity.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Cupidity, concupiscence; unlawful or unreasonable longing.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 3) III. 96 The cupidity for dissipation and sensual pleasure in all ranks.

b. (with plural) An inordinate desire or appetite. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > an inordinate desire

covetisec1340

cupidity1542

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 85 These cupiditees by philosophie to ouercome, in a more honest and ioyly thyng.

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 490 Immoderate desires and cupidities.

1623 J. Wodroephe Spared Houres Souldier 216 (T.) All sorts of cupidities do hinder us to know the word of God.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison (ed. 2) VI. xxx. 185 She calls her idle flame love; a Cupidity which only was a Something she knew not what to make of.

1859 G. Bush tr. Swedenborg Doctr. & Statem. 52 This spirit has appetites, cupidities, desires, affections.

2. spec. Inordinate desire to appropriate wealth or possessions; greed of gain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions

greediness1154

greedilaikc1175

yissingc1275

covetise1297

covetingc1315

winningheadc1315

concupiscencec1340

avaricec1386

greedy worm1430

cupidity1436

covetousness1526

avariciousness1560

greed1609

an itching palma1616

gripulousness1633

havingness1646

avarition1661

my-ness1662

aviditya1680

gripingness1683

ingordigiousnessa1734

graspingness1747

accumulativeness1821

acquisitiveness1826

pleonexia1858

possessiveness1864

over-greed1867

appropriativeness1882

1436 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 184 Allas, cupidité! That they that have here lyves put in drede Schal be sone oute of wynnynge, al for mede.

a1797 E. Burke Thoughts on Scarcity (1800) p. xiii No property is secure when it becomes large enough to tempt the cupidity of indigent power.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. i. 326 The country of the Rohillas was an object of cupidity to both.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 23 Their riches only excited the cupidity of a hardier race.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	cupidity
释义	cupidityn. /kjuːˈpɪdɪti/ Etymology: < French cupidité, < Latin cupiditāt-em passionate desire, < cupidus eagerly desirous. 1. a. gen. Ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness. Const. †of, for. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] covetingc1315 covetisec1340 covetousness1486 cupidity1547 grippleness1571 overlustiness1583 over-desire1641 voraginousness1654 gluttony1704 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe 110 Cupiditie of worldly substance or goodes. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxxviij^v That tyraunt blynded..with the cupiditie of rulynge and souereigntie. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xiii. f. 34^v Men, whiche be giuen to cupidite of gouernement, honor and glorie. 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xiii. §6 (R.) The serpent..thus sharpens the curiosity while he suggesteth the cupidity. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Cupidity, concupiscence; unlawful or unreasonable longing. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 3) III. 96 The cupidity for dissipation and sensual pleasure in all ranks. b. (with plural) An inordinate desire or appetite. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > an inordinate desire covetisec1340 cupidity1542 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 85 These cupiditees by philosophie to ouercome, in a more honest and ioyly thyng. 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 490 Immoderate desires and cupidities. 1623 J. Wodroephe Spared Houres Souldier 216 (T.) All sorts of cupidities do hinder us to know the word of God. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison (ed. 2) VI. xxx. 185 She calls her idle flame love; a Cupidity which only was a Something she knew not what to make of. 1859 G. Bush tr. Swedenborg Doctr. & Statem. 52 This spirit has appetites, cupidities, desires, affections. 2. spec. Inordinate desire to appropriate wealth or possessions; greed of gain. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions greediness1154 greedilaikc1175 yissingc1275 covetise1297 covetingc1315 winningheadc1315 concupiscencec1340 avaricec1386 greedy worm1430 cupidity1436 covetousness1526 avariciousness1560 greed1609 an itching palma1616 gripulousness1633 havingness1646 avarition1661 my-ness1662 aviditya1680 gripingness1683 ingordigiousnessa1734 graspingness1747 accumulativeness1821 acquisitiveness1826 pleonexia1858 possessiveness1864 over-greed1867 appropriativeness1882 1436 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 184 Allas, cupidité! That they that have here lyves put in drede Schal be sone oute of wynnynge, al for mede. a1797 E. Burke Thoughts on Scarcity (1800) p. xiii No property is secure when it becomes large enough to tempt the cupidity of indigent power. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. i. 326 The country of the Rohillas was an object of cupidity to both. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 23 Their riches only excited the cupidity of a hardier race. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1436
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