Cupidity

  • 21cupidity — cu·pid·i·ty || kjuː pɪdÉ™tɪ n. greed …

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  • 22cupidity — [kju: pɪdɪti] noun greed for money or possessions. Origin ME: from OFr. cupidite or L. cupiditas, from cupidus desirous , from cupere to desire …

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  • 23cupidity — n. 1. Longing, hankering, greed, lust, strong desire. 2. Avarice, covetousness, inordinate desire of wealth …

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  • 24cupidity — n 1. greed, graspingness, acquisitiveness, Sl. grabbiness, avariciousness, rapacity, rapa ciousness; selfishness, miserliness, penuriousness, parsimony, niggardliness; stinginess, meanness, close fist edness, tight fistedness, mercenariness,… …

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  • 25cupidity — cu·pid·i·ty …

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  • 26cupidity — UK [kjuːˈpɪdətɪ] / US [kjuˈpɪdətɪ] noun [uncountable] very formal the strong feeling of wanting much more than you need …

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  • 27cupidity — cu•pid•i•ty [[t]kyuˈpɪd ɪ ti[/t]] n. eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME cupidite (< MF) < L cupiditās=cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire + idus id IV) + itās ity… …

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  • 28cupidity — /kjuˈpɪdəti / (say kyooh piduhtee) noun eager or inordinate desire, especially to possess something. {Latin cupiditas passionate desire} …

  • 29cupidity —   n. avarice …

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  • 30cupidity — n. greed for gain; avarice. Etymology: ME f. OF cupiditeacute or L cupiditas f. cupidus desirous …

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