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    cu·pid·i·ty
    /kyo͞oˈpidədē/

    noun

    • 1. greed for money or possessions: "new wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favorable for the arts"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cupidityCupidity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CUPIDITY is inordinate desire for wealth : avarice, greed. How to use cupidity in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUPIDITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CUPIDITY definition: 1. a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions 2. a strong…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUPIDITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CUPIDITY meaning: 1. a strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions 2. a strong…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cupidityCupidity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Cupidity means a burning desire to have more wealth than you need. Though it sounds like it might have something to do with the little winged figure who shoots arrows and makes folks fall in love on Valentine’s Day, cupidity is all about the love of money.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCUPIDITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice. SYNONYMS covetousness, avidity, hunger, acquisitiveness. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. cupidinous (kjuːˈpɪdnəs) adjective. Word origin.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncupidity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of cupidity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cupidityCupidity - definition of cupidity by The Free Dictionary

    Define cupidity. cupidity synonyms, cupidity pronunciation, cupidity translation, English dictionary definition of cupidity. n. Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › cupidity_ncupidity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun cupidity mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cupidity . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › cupidityCupidity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    cupidity (noun) cupidity /kju ˈ pɪdəti/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of CUPIDITY. [noncount] formal. : a strong desire for money or possessions : greed. The evidence revealed the cupidity of the company's directors.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cupiditycupidity - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · cupidity (countable and uncountable, plural cupidities) Extreme greed, especially for wealth. A bargain is a social evil; one man's loss, tempting another man's. Now Jonah’s Captain, shipmates, was one whose discernment detects crime in any, but whose exposes it only in the penniless.