cupidity
Définition, traduction, prononciation, anagramme et synonyme sur le dictionnaire libre Wiktionnaire.
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[modifier] Anglais
Étymologie
Nom commun
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| cupidity /kjuːˈpɪdəti/ |
(indénombrable) — /–/ |
cupidity
- Cupidité.
- The conqueror’s cupidity created economic problems in the kingdom.
- Humanity had always been fascinated by the mystery of the falling dice, the turn of a card, the spin of the pointer. At its lowest level, this interest was based on mere cupidity—and that was an emotion that could have no place in a world where everyone possessed all that they could reasonably need. – — (Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, 1956, p. 37.)
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Prononciation
- (États-Unis) : /kjuːˈpɪdəti/
