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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cupidity
eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME cupidite (< MF) < L cupiditās=cupid(us) eager, desirous (cup(ere) to desire +-idus -id⁴) +-itās -ity)

Definition of 'cupidity'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity
extreme greed for material wealth

Definition of 'cupidity'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) cupidity
a passionate desire; love

2. (noun) cupidity
eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness

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