English
Etymology
Derived from cupere "to desire"; related to Sanskrit kupyati "bubbles up, becomes agitated"; the Latin nominal form cupido was personified as the Roman god of love, Cupido, cognate with the Greek Eros.
Noun
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- Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
#: The conqueror's cupidity created economic problems in the kingdom.
Quotations
1956 � w:Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 37
:Humanity had always been fascinated by the mystery of the falling dice, the turn of a card, the spin of the pointer. At its lowest level, this interest was based on mere cupidity�and that was an emotion that could have no place in a world where everyone possessed all that they could reasonably need.
Synonyms
covetousness
avarice
Translations
Bulgarian: ал�но��
mid
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