cupidity
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cu·pid·i·ty
(kyū-pĭd'ĭ-tē) 
n.
Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.
n.
Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.
[Middle English cupidite, from Old French, from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus, desiring, from cupere, to desire.]
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cupidity
noun
- Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, graspingness, greed. Informal grabbiness. See desire, give/take/reciprocity.
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cupidity
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Definition: greed, strong desire
Antonyms: dislike, distaste
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cupidity
IN BRIEF: Greed.
Cupidity might get someone what they want in the short run but a bad reputation in the long run.
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Cupidity
Dansk (Danish)
n. - begærlighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
begerigheid, inhaligheid
Français (French)
n. - cupidité (sout)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gier, Begierde
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλοχρηματία, πλεονεξία, απληστία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - cobiça (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - codicia, avidez, avaricia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snikenhet, lystnad, lusta (åld.), vinningslystnad
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贪心, 贪婪
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貪心, 貪婪
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) طمع, جشع
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