cupidity

The definition of cupidity is extreme greed for money or material possessions.

(noun)

An obsession with getting rich and buying stuff is an example of cupidity.

See cupidity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

strong desire, esp. for wealth; avarice; greed

Origin: ME & Anglo-Fr cupidite < L cupiditas < cupidus: see Cupid

See cupidity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cu·pid·i·ty

noun

Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.

Origin: Middle English cupidite, from Old French, from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus, desiring, from cupere, to desire.

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