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CUPIDITY
avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity
(noun) extreme greed for material wealth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cupidity (countable and uncountable, plural cupidities)
Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
Synonyms
• (extreme greed): avarice, covetousness; see also greed
Anagrams
• pudicity
Source: Wiktionary
Cu*pid"i*ty (k-pd"-t), n. Etym: [F. cupidite, L. cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long for, desire. See Covet.]
1. A passionate desire; love. [Obs.]
2. Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness. With the feelings of political distrust were mingled those of cupidity and envy, as the Spaniard saw the fairest provinces of the south still in the hands of the accursed race of Ishmael. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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