Cupidity:
{kyoo-PIH-de-tee]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 15th
century
1. Intense desire for
riches and wealth
2. Form of greed,
desire to possess more than one needs
Examples used in a sentence:
1. He grew up poor,
and his cupidity propelled him to go after the most lucrative jobs.
2. Newly wealthy
people often fall victim to cupidity, acquiring cars, clothes, jewelry
and houses to display their riches.
About Cupidity
The star pf Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was known
for his extreme greed and cupidity. After
the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future came to visit him he changed
his ways. Now if only these lessons
could be applied to your stingy relatives.
Did You Know?
You might think of red hearts when you see this word, and
cupidity does share a root with the winged baby shooting love arrows. Cupidus is Latin for desirous.
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