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cupere — cù·pe·re v.tr. LE desiderare ardentemente: imagini chi bene intender cupe | quel ch i or vidi (Dante) Sinonimi: bramare. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1321. ETIMO: dal lat. cŭpĕre. NOTA GRAMMATICALE: forme attestate: 3Є pers. sing. dell ind. pres … Dizionario italiano
CONCUPISCENCE — Du latin concupiscere , désirer ardemment (même origine: cupere , désirer, convoiter, d’où est tiré le nom romain du dieu de l’Amour, Cupidon, identifié à l’Éros des Grecs). Dans la langue courante, concupiscence désigne le penchant à jouir des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cupide — [ kypid ] adj. • 1371; lat. cupidus, de cupere « désirer » ♦ Vieilli Qui est avide d argent. ⇒ âpre (au gain), avide, rapace. Un homme d affaires cupide. Par ext. Un regard, un geste cupide. Adv. CUPIDEMENT , 1583 . ⊗ CONTR. Désintéressé,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cupper — This interesting surname, occurring in one form or another in nearly every county of Scotland, is of scottish locational origin from Cupar in Fife, which is probably of Pictish origin, with an unknown meaning. The earliest recording of the name… … Surnames reference
cupidity — [15] The Latin verb cupere meant ‘desire’ (related forms such as Sanskrit kup ‘become agitated’, Church Slavonic kypeti ‘boil’, and Latvian kūpēt ‘boil, steam’ suggest that its underlying notion is ‘agitation’). One of its derivatives was the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
convoiter — Convoiter, Appetere, Auere, Cupere, Concupere, Concupiscere, Expetere. Fort convoiter, Auide appetere, Percupere, Recupere, Cupiditate ardere. Convoiter ardemment quelque chose, Sitire. Convoiter si ardemment un gain qu il semble à voir qu on l… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
cupidity — [15] The Latin verb cupere meant ‘desire’ (related forms such as Sanskrit kup ‘become agitated’, Church Slavonic kypeti ‘boil’, and Latvian kūpēt ‘boil, steam’ suggest that its underlying notion is ‘agitation’). One of its derivatives was the… … Word origins
Concupiscent — Con*cu pis*cent, a. [L. concupiscens, p. pr. of concupiscere, v. incho. of concupere to long for; con + cupere. See {Covet}.] Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous; salacious. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Covered — Covet Cov et (k?v ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wish for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Covet — Cov et (k?v ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wish for with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
