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cupido — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Cupid noun The Roman god of love and desire, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows; the counterpart of the Greek Eros.
  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.

Senses

cupido is used for these senses in English:

  • Cupid (Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
  • desire (countable) Someone or something wished for.
  • lust A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

Cupid — full definition

  1. noun The Roman god of love and desire, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows; the counterpart of the Greek Eros.
  2. noun A person who tries to bring two other people together romantically; a matchmaker.

desire — full definition

  1. verb To want something strongly.
  2. noun A strong feeling of wanting something.

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