cupidinous
- adjective
- /ˌkjuːpɪˈdɪnəs/
- Archaic
:
cupidinoso
- His cupidinous nature led him to always seek the latest luxury cars and lavish vacations.
Examples
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Because survey illustrations were susceptible to the charge of being frivolous embellishments or, worse, attractive bribes directed at a cupidinous Congress, every explorer had an incentive to justify their necessity on other grounds.
Academic text (2003) -
A city on the desert's edge, its populace holding on with bare nails, high-strung, quarrelsome, haggling, wrangling, and cupidinous.
Fiction book (1993) -
There has been speculation about her breasts in the office; they sit suspiciously high, but he is more taken by her backside, which is plump and cupidinous.
Fiction book (2001) -
The cupidinous businessman was known for his relentless pursuit of wealth and pleasure.
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Many characters in the novel displayed a cupidinous desire for power and riches, often leading to their downfall.
Synonyms
256
1.4
Wanting more food, money, or things than needed
193
7.2
Feeling a strong desire for sex
48
8.2
Relating to sexual or physical desire rather than spiritual feelings
11
6.3
Wanting to have sex
11
9.5
Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable
10
9.9
Having too much interest in sex that makes other people uncomfortable
7
8.8
Showing strong sexual interest that makes others feel uncomfortable
4
9.3
Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others
4
6.0
Wanting a lot of money, even if it hurts other people
3
9.2
Always wants more money and is never satisfied
3
8.4
Wanting very much to have something that belongs to someone else
3
9.9
Having very strong sexual desire
2
7.9
To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy
1
7.9
Having a very strong sexual desire or being very sexually attractive
To feel strong sexual desire for someone
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Surface Forms
Morphology
cupidinous = cupidity (semi-transparent) = cupidin + ous
Formed from 'cupidity' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ous', but the internal stem change and rarity make the relation less immediately obvious to learners.
Etymology
Cupidinous comes from the Latin cupido, which means 'desire', and it shares the same root as Cupid, the god of desire. So calling someone cupidinous says they want pleasure or wealth very much.