| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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cupidity
an inordinate desire for wealth; avarice; greed
Cupidity, like any other inordinate desire, is probably incompatible with happiness; on the other hand, people who want little can be very happy.
Related English word: cupidinous
Latin root words: cupiditas, cupiditatis, f. - longing, desire; cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus - to wish, want, desire
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