cupidity
1cupidity — cupidity, greed, rapacity, avarice are comparable when meaning intense desire for wealth or possessions. Cupidity stresses the intensity and compelling nature of the desire and often suggests covetousness as well {the sight of so much wealth… …
2Cupidity — Cu*pid i*ty (k? p?d ? t?), n. [F. cupidite, L. cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long for, desire. See {Covet}.] 1. A passionate desire; love. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed …
3cupidity — (n.) mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. cupidite, from M.Fr. cupidité, from L. cupiditatem (nom. cupiditas) passionate desire, lust; ambition, from cupidus eager, passionate, from cupere to desire (perhaps cognate with Skt. kupyati bubbles up, becomes… …
4cupidity — index desire, greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5cupidity — [n] greed, strong desire acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, craving, eagerness, graspingness, greediness, hunger, infatuation, itching*, longing, lust, passion, possessiveness, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity,… …
6cupidity — ► NOUN ▪ greed for money or possessions. ORIGIN Latin cupiditas, from cupidus desirous …
7cupidity — [kyo͞o pid′ə tē] n. [ME & Anglo Fr cupidite < L cupiditas < cupidus: see CUPID] strong desire, esp. for wealth; avarice; greed …
8cupidity — [[t]kjuːpɪ̱dɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions. [FORMAL] His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity. Syn: avarice …
9cupidity — noun /kjuːˈpɪdəti/ Extreme greed, especially for wealth. The conquerors cupidity created economic problems in the kingdom. Syn: avarice, covetousness See Also: cupid …
10cupidity — cu|pid|i|ty [kjuˈpıdıti] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: cupidité, from Latin cupiditas, from cupere to desire ] very strong desire for something, especially money or property = ↑greed ▪ the cupidity of some businessmen …
