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cupidity [kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] n
strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed [from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cupidity noun (Formal) avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, greediness, rapaciousness the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Have there not been as many wars founded upon commercial motives since that has become the prevailing system of nations, as were before occasioned by the cupidity of territory or dominion? And I could not imagine a human being so blinded by cupidity as to sell poison to such an atrocious creature. His keen eye still played with facility in its deep-sunk orbit; and fat, which levels all the characteristic saliences of the human face, had not yet touched either his high cheek-bones, the sign of cunning and cupidity, or his pointed chin, the sign of acuteness and perseverance. |
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