Avaricious vs Cupid - What's the difference?
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Actuated]] by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of [[accumulate, accumulating property.
* Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854)
(label) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
(label) Sudden love or desire; (non-gloss definition)
(label) A moon of Uranus
As an adjective avaricious
is actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.As a proper noun Cupid is
the god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.As a noun cupid is
a putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.avaricious
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Alternative forms
* avaritious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious , rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself...