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cupidity

(kjuːpɪdɪti)

uncountable noun

Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.

[formal]

His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity.

Synonyms: avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity More Synonyms of cupidity

cupidity in British English

(kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ)

noun

strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed

Word origin

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

cupidity in American English

(kjuˈpɪdəti)

noun

excessive desire for something, esp. for wealth; avarice; greed

Word origin

ME & Anglo-Fr cupidite < L cupiditas < cupidus: see Cupid

Synonyms of 'cupidity'

avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity

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(noun) in the sense of avarice

Definition

strong desire for wealth or possessions

(formal)

the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians

Synonyms

avarice

a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice

greed

an insatiable greed for power

acquisitiveness

His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

rapacity

their sexual desire and rapacity

covetousness

avidity

greediness

rapaciousness

graspingness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acquisitiveness

His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

Synonyms

greed,

selfishness,

avarice,

rapacity,

covetousness,

avidity,

rapaciousness,

predatoriness,

avidness,

graspingness

in the sense of avidity

Synonyms

insatiability,

longing,

desire,

hunger,

thirst,

hankering,

avarice,

acquisitiveness,

rapacity,

cupidity (formal),

covetousness,

voracity,

greediness,

graspingness,

ravenousness

in the sense of greed

Definition

excessive desire for something, such as food or money

an insatiable greed for power

Synonyms

avarice,

longing,

desire,

hunger,

craving,

eagerness,

selfishness,

acquisitiveness,

rapacity,

cupidity (formal),

covetousness,

graspingness,

insatiableness

Nearby words of
cupidity

cup
cupboard
Cupid
cupidity
cupola
cur
curative

Synonyms of 'cupidity'

cupidity

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单词	cupidity
释义	Trends of cupidity View usage for: cupidity (kjuːpɪdɪti) uncountable noun Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions. [formal] His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity. Synonyms: avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity More Synonyms of cupidity cupidity in British English (kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) noun strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed Word origin C15: from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for cupidity in American English (kjuˈpɪdəti) noun excessive desire for something, esp. for wealth; avarice; greed Word origin ME & Anglo-Fr cupidite < L cupiditas < cupidus: see Cupid Synonyms of 'cupidity' avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity More Synonyms of cupidity (noun) in the sense of avarice Definition strong desire for wealth or possessions (formal) the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians Synonyms avarice a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice greed an insatiable greed for power acquisitiveness His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness. rapacity their sexual desire and rapacity covetousness avidity greediness rapaciousness graspingness Additional synonyms in the sense of acquisitiveness His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness. Synonyms greed, selfishness, avarice, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, rapaciousness, predatoriness, avidness, graspingness in the sense of avidity Synonyms insatiability, longing, desire, hunger, thirst, hankering, avarice, acquisitiveness, rapacity, cupidity (formal), covetousness, voracity, greediness, graspingness, ravenousness in the sense of greed Definition excessive desire for something, such as food or money an insatiable greed for power Synonyms avarice, longing, desire, hunger, craving, eagerness, selfishness, acquisitiveness, rapacity, cupidity (formal), covetousness, graspingness, insatiableness Nearby words of cupidity cup cupboard Cupid cupidity cupola cur curative Synonyms of 'cupidity' cupidity Explore 'cupidity' in the dictionary
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