cupidity

cu·pid·i·ty

 (kyo͞o-pĭd′ĭ-tē)

n.

Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

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

cupidity

(kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ)

n

1. strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed

[C15: from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for]

cu•pid•i•ty

(kyuˈpɪd ɪ ti)

n.

eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice.

[1400–50; late Middle English cupidite (< Middle French) < Latin cupiditās=cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire + -idus -id⁴) + -itās -ity]

cu•pid′i•nous (-ˈpɪd n əs) adj.

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

cupidity

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

cupidity

noun

Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, graspingness, greed.

Informal: grabbiness.

Translations

cupidity

[kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] N (frm) → codicia f

cupidity

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

cupidity

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

cupidity

[kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] n → cupidigia