cupidity

cu·pid·i·ty  (ky-pd-t)

n.

Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

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[Middle English cupidite, from Old French, from Latin cupidits, from cupidus, desiring, from cupere, to desire.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cupidity - extreme greed for material wealth avariciousness, covetousness, avarice greed - excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

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cupidity

noun (Formal) avarice, greed, acquisitiveness, rapacity, covetousness, avidity, greediness, rapaciousness the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians

Translations

cupidity [kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] N (frm) → codicia f

cupidity [kjuːˈpɪdɪti] n (= avarice) → cupidité f
Cupid's arrow n (fig) (= love) → flèche f de Cupidon
Cupid's bow n [lips] → bouche f en cœur

cupidity

n (liter) → Begierde f (pej), → Gier f (pej)

cupidity [kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] n → cupidigia

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cupidity [kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] n → cupidigia