Cupidity
11cupidity — [15] The Latin verb cupere meant ‘desire’ (related forms such as Sanskrit kup ‘become agitated’, Church Slavonic kypeti ‘boil’, and Latvian kūpēt ‘boil, steam’ suggest that its underlying notion is ‘agitation’). One of its derivatives was the… …
12cupidity — noun (U) formal very strong desire for something, especially money or property; greed (2): We were astounded by the young man s cupidity …
13cupidity — noun he did not really see her cupidity until they d been married for several years Syn: greed, avarice, avariciousness, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity, materialism, Mammonism; informal money grubbing Ant: generosity …
14cupidity — [15] The Latin verb cupere meant ‘desire’ (related forms such as Sanskrit kup ‘become agitated’, Church Slavonic kypeti ‘boil’, and Latvian kūpēt ‘boil, steam’ suggest that its underlying notion is ‘agitation’). One of its derivatives was the… …
15cupidity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English cupidite, from Anglo French cupidité, from Latin cupiditat , cupiditas more at covet Date: 15th century 1. inordinate desire for wealth ; avarice, greed 2. strong desire …
16cupidity — cupidinous /kyooh pid n euhs/, adj. /kyooh pid i tee/, n. eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice. [1400 50; late ME cupidite ( < MF) < L cupiditas, equiv. to cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire + idus ID4)… …
17cupidity — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, craving, desire, eagerness, frenzy of desire, fury of desire, gluttony, grasping, graspingness, greed, greediness, hoggishness, incontinence,… …
18Cupidity — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. avarice, rapacity, avidity, possessiveness; see greed …
19cupidity — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. greed, avarice, acquisitiveness, rapaciousness, graspingness, covetousness, want, hunger. ANT.: unselfishness, generosity II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:… …
20cupidity — cu|pid|i|ty [ kju pıdəti ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL the strong feeling of wanting much more than you need: GREED …
