Definitions for cupidity
kyuˈpɪd ɪ ticu·pid·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupiditynoun

   extreme greed for material wealth

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cupiditynoun

   Extreme greed, especially for wealth.

2. Etymology: From cupidité, from cupiditas, from cupidus. Compare Cupid.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cupiditynoun

   Concupiscence; unlawful or unreasonable longing.

   Etymology: cupiditas, Latin.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cupidity

   Greed (or avarice) is an uncontrolled longing for increase in the acquisition or use of material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions); or social value, such as status, or power. Greed has been identified as undesirable throughout known human history because it creates behavior-conflict between personal and social goals.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cupidity

   Cupidity is an intense and selfish desire for wealth or possessions, often to a point of being avaricious or greedy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cupiditynoun

   a passionate desire; love

2. Cupiditynoun

   eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness

3. Etymology: [F. cupidite, L. cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long for, desire. See Covet.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cupidity

   kū-pid′i-ti, n. covetousness.—n. Cū′pid, the god of love. [L. cupiditas—cupĕre, to desire.]

Matched Categories

1. • Greed

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Anagrams for cupidity »

1. pudicity

How to pronounce cupidity?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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How to say cupidity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cupidity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cupidity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cupidity in a Sentence

1. Clive Staples Lewis:

   Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

2. John Crowley, Of Marvels And Monsters, Washington Post, October 18, 1998:

   Curiosity was a form of lust, a wandering cupidity of the eye and the mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cupidity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cupidity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cupidity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupidity
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupidity
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cupidity
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cupidity