noun
- excessive desire for wealth or possessions; greed
Usage: formal
Examples
- The politician’s cupidity was exposed when investigators found millions hidden in offshore accounts.
- Her cupidity drove her to cheat her own business partners.
- The novel explores themes of cupidity and moral corruption in corporate America.
- His cupidity knew no bounds as he accumulated property after property.
- The scandal revealed the cupidity of several high-ranking executives.
- She disguised her cupidity behind a facade of charitable work.