Definitions | cupidity |
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- Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
- The conqueror's created economic problems in the kingdom.
Translations: 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.
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