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Definition of cupidity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cupidity

noun

/kjuːˈpɪdəti/

/kjuːˈpɪdəti/

[uncountable] (formal)

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a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs synonym greed
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cupidite or Latin cupiditas, from cupidus ‘desirous’, from cupere ‘to desire’. Compare with covet.

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