cupidity
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- noun
- /kjuːˈpɪdəti/
:
cupididad
- His cupidity for wealth caused him to make unethical decisions.
And, you know, you've mentioned things like corruption and cupidity.
- And, you know, you've mentioned things like corruption and cupidity.
Examples
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It is the child of her ambition, the child of her neglect, and the child of her cupidity.
Blog text (16) -
It would be more than interesting to explore the children's cupidity.
Fiction book (2000) -
His cupidity will overrule his qualms.
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Augustine's thesis is that the city of man, which is based upon cupidity, was destined to collapse by itself.
Academic text (2007) -
Overcoming cupidity is a core Christian virtue, achieved by humilitas, or the denial of the self.
Academic text (2005) -
He can't even fathom why people wouldn't vote for him other than cupidity.
Blog text (13) -
Every empire, in other words, was immoral, driven by cupidity, shored up by violence, and deserving of insurrection.
Academic text (2000) -
Teachers attribute to politicians unrivaled cupidity, an itch for power, and a disagreeable craving for the roar of the crowd.
Academic text (1994) -
It undermines the moral legitimacy of the US by recounting the governmental and private cupidity and corruption that resulted in the loss of land and creation of dependency for Native peoples.
Academic text (2016) -
Her cupidity was evident when she constantly asked for more money and possessions.
Synonyms
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A strong selfish wish for more, especially money or power
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A very strong desire to have more money and things
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A very strong desire for money and things
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Wanting too much money or things and not being satisfied
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A very strong wish to have more money or things than you need
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A very strong desire to take more than is fair
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A strong wish to get and keep money and things
A very strong desire to have a lot of money and things
A strong desire to have more than your fair share of things
Putting money and things above other values
Wanting personal gain, especially money, more than loyalty or doing what is right
Antonyms
How Greedy
Surface Forms
Morphology
cupidity = cupid + ity
Although historically built from the Latin root 'cupid-' + the nominalizing suffix '-ity', the root 'cupid' is not a productive standalone English word meaning 'desire', so learners cannot reliably infer 'extreme greed' from its parts.
Etymology
Cupidity comes from the Latin word cupiditas, from cupere which means 'to desire'. Think of Cupid, the Roman god of desire, but instead of love cupidity is a strong desire for money or things, so it means extreme greed.