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cupidity

[ kyoo-pid-i-tee ]

noun

  1. eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice.

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cupidity

/ 办箩耻藧藞辫瑟诲瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. strong desire, esp for possessions or money; greed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠耻路辫颈诲路颈路苍辞耻蝉 [kyoo-, pid, -n-, uh, s], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cupidity1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English cupidite, (from Middle French or directly from Latin 肠耻辫颈诲颈迟腻蝉, equivalent to cupid(us) 鈥渆ager, desirous鈥 ( cup(ere) 鈥渢o desire鈥 + -idus -id 4 ) + -颈迟腻蝉 -ity
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cupidity1

C15: from Latin 肠耻辫颈诲颈迟腻蝉, from cupidus eagerly desiring, from cupere to long for
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Regarding the election fraud claims, Fox News, citing Butler, could have argued that neither cupidity nor cowardice are synonyms for malice.

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The dribbling of classic works into the public domain every year on Jan. 1 may be gratifying, but it also serves to underscore the stupidity and cupidity of our convoluted copyright system.

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Throughout her art, her moving images feature avatars of herself that she endows with a vital mixture of ego and exhaustion, cupidity and love.

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Is there today another such clear connection between a party鈥檚 particular policy and the party鈥檚 cupidity?

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A hundred years ago, he issued a prescient warning: if the majority unites today to oppress others, then "tomorrow the unity will break under the strain of cupidity or false religiosity".

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