English Explanatory Dictionary

Cupid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
  2. Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
  3. A moon of Uranus.
  4. The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
noun
  1. A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
  2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.

Pronunciation

/ˈkjuːpɪd/ en-us-Cupid.ogg /ˈkjupɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cupid.wav

Word forms

Cupid cupids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupiō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin -īdō Latin cupīdō Latin Cupīdōder. English Cupid From Latin Cupīdō, personification of cupīdō (“desire, desire of love”), from cupidus (“eager, greedy, passionate”), from cupiō (“to desire”).

Synonyms

amorino

Derived words

cupid Cupidian cupidical Cupidinian cupidity Cupidlike Cupidonian play Cupid tailed Cupid
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