Cupidity Definition

kyo͝o-pĭdĭ-tē
noun
Excessive desire for something, esp. for wealth; avarice; greed.
Webster's New World

Extreme greed, especially for wealth.

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Other Word Forms of Cupidity

Noun

Singular:
cupidity
Plural:
cupidities

Origin of Cupidity

  • Middle English cupidite from Old French from Latin cupiditās from cupidus desiring from cupere to desire

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French cupidité, from Latin cupiditās (“strong desire”), from cupidus (“keen, desirous”). Compare Cupid.

    From Wiktionary

Cupidity Sentence Examples

  • Ambition and cupidity were the source of the most deplorable abuses in the Roman Church.

  • The sight of his treasure roused the cupidity of the sailors, who resolved to possess themselves of it by putting him to death.

  • They imagined that, like other nations, they would fallbefore their superior tactics and valour; and their cupidity was inflamed by the prospect of marching to Calcutta and plundering the country.

  • All the vigilance of the emperor could not restrain the dishonesty and the cupidity of his servants, and no sooner was the strong hand of their ruler removed than they began to acquire territorial power for themselves.

  • But the lower orders were excited by reports that the Armenians, supported by the European powers, were plotting the overthrow of the sultan; and their cupidity was aroused by the prospect of wiping out their heavy debts to Armenian pedlars and merchants.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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