Cupid

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈkjuːpɪd//

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.

proper noun

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.
The myth of Cupid and Psyche was one of the most influential romances in European culture.
2
Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
He was just walking down the street minding his own business when Cupid struck.
3
A moon of Uranus.
Cupid is so small and far away that it can only be seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.
4
The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō 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”).

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Cupid · 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.

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