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cupidity

cu·pi·dity

UK/kjuːˈpɪdəti/ US/kjuˈpɪdɪti/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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

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