CUPIDITIES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word cupidities. (close relations)
Definition of CUPIDITIES
cupidity
Best Alternative Words for CUPIDITIES
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| avarice | nounn | |||||||
noun • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
| covetousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an envious eagerness to possess something • extreme greed for material wealth • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
| acquisitiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • strong desire to acquire and possess | ||||||||
| craving | nounn | |||||||
noun • an intense desire for some particular thing | ||||||||
| cupidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
| desire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||||
| greed | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
| hunger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||||
| longing | nounn | |||||||
noun • prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||||||||
| materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
| rapacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme gluttony • reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. | ||||||||
| thirst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need to drink • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to drink • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | ||||||||
| avariciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme greed for material wealth | ||||||||
