Cupidity - English meaning

Cupidity – definitions in English dictionary

noun
Greed for money or possessions.
Usage examples:
New wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favourable for the arts
Synonims:
Greed Avarice Avariciousness Acquisitiveness Covetousness Rapacity Rapaciousness Materialism Mercenariness Meanness Miserliness Money-grubbing Money-grabbing An itching palm Grabbiness Mammon

noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something, especially money or possessions

Cupidity translation into English

Cupidity: translate from English into Chinese

贪婪

Cupidity: translate from English into Dutch

Hebzucht, Begeerlijkheid

Cupidity: translate from English into French

Cupidité, Avidité

Cupidity: translate from English into German

Begierde, Gier

Cupidity: translate from English into Hindi

अर्थलिप्सा, लालसा, लोभ, तृष्णा, लालच

Cupidity: translate from English into Italian

Cupidigia

Cupidity: translate from English into Korean

탐욕

Cupidity: translate from English into Russian

Алчность, Жадность, Скаредность

Cupidity: translate from English into Spanish

Codicia

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French cupidite or Latin cupiditas, from cupidus ‘desirous’, from cupere ‘to desire’. Compare with covet.

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Cupidity – similar words

cupid

proper noun
The god of love. he is represented as a naked winged boy with a bow and arrows, with which he wounds his victims.

noun
A representation of a naked winged child, typically carrying a bow.
Usage examples:
Little cupids floated in roseate clouds

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Cupidity synonims

acquisitiveness

noun
Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.
Usage examples:
This aggressive merchandising encourages acquisitiveness among children

noun
Eagerness to own and collect things
Usage examples:
He was known for his acquisitiveness, buying any work of art that caught his eye., the group's acqu…

Acquisitiveness - all meanings in English

avarice

noun
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Usage examples:
He was rich beyond the dreams of avarice

noun
Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

noun
An extremely strong desire to obtain or keep wealth
Usage examples:
Avaricious land speculators

Avarice - all meanings in English

covetousness

noun
A strong wish to have something, especially something that belongs to someone else
Usage examples:
Covetousness is condemned as a great sin., it is the type of sports car that excites lustful coveto…

Covetousness - all meanings in English

greed

noun
Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.
Usage examples:
Mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles

noun
Insatiable desire for wealth

noun
A strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money
Usage examples:
He was motivated by pure greed., he was greedy for power.

Greed - all meanings in English

mammon

noun
Wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion.
Usage examples:
Others have forsaken mammon in search of something on a more spiritual plane

Mammon - all meanings in English

materialism

noun
A tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
Usage examples:
They hated the sinful materialism of the wicked city

noun
The belief that money, possessions, and comfort are the most important things to obtain in life
Usage examples:
I was a materialistic person, very career-oriented, with a large ego.

Materialism - all meanings in English

meanness

noun
Lack of generosity; miserliness.
Usage examples:
He has written to the berlin-based national association of advertising agencies telling them their …

Meanness - all meanings in English

miserliness

noun
Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
Usage examples:
The party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions

Miserliness - all meanings in English

money-grabbing

adjective
Mainly interested in money and doing everything possible to get it
Usage examples:
They see their bosses as money-grubbing robots and not as coworkers., he was the top money-grubber …

Money-grabbing - all meanings in English

money-grubbing

adjective
Mainly interested in money and doing everything possible to get it
Usage examples:
They see their bosses as money-grubbing robots and not as coworkers., he was the top money-grubber …

Money-grubbing - all meanings in English

rapaciousness

noun
The quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force
Usage examples:
The rapaciousness of the regime has not changed., he was conscious of the rapaciousness of his own …

Rapaciousness - all meanings in English

rapacity

noun
Aggressive greed.
Usage examples:
The rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit from their property

noun
The quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force
Usage examples:
The rapacity of big corporations, our rapacity is destroying species at a rate not seen in 65 milli…

Rapacity - all meanings in English

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