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CUPID
cupid
(noun) a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
Cupid, Amor
(noun) (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Cupid
(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
(poetic) Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
(astronomy) A moon of Uranus.
The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms
(Santa Claus's reindeer):
• Dasher
• Dancer
• Prancer
• Vixen
• Comet
• Donner
• Blitzen
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Anagrams
• pudic
Etymology
Noun
cupid (plural cupids)
A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.
Anagrams
• pudic
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"pid (k"pd), n . Etym: [L.Cupido, fr. cupido desire, desire of love, fr. cupidus. See Cupidity.] (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow. Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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