cupidity

[ kyoo-pid-i-tee ]
/ kyuˈpɪd ɪ ti /

noun

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

Origin of cupidity

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

SYNONYMS FOR cupidity

covetousness, avidity, hunger, acquisitiveness.

OTHER WORDS FROM cupidity

cu·pid·i·nous [kyoo-pid-n-uhs] /kyuˈpɪd n əs/, adjective

Words nearby cupidity

cupid, cupid's arrows, cupid's bow, cupid's dart, cupid's-dart, cupidity, cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper

Example sentences from the Web for cupidinous

  • And his gifts were treated tepidly, though with cupidinous eyes.

    The Wind Bloweth |Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne

British Dictionary definitions for cupidinous

cupidity
/ (kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) /

noun

strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed

Word Origin for cupidity

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