cupid
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːpɪd/ / /ˈkjupɪd/
name
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”).
- 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.”
- Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
“He was just walking down the street minding his own business when Cupid struck.”
- A moon of Uranus.
“Cupid is so small and far away that it can only be seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.”
- The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
noun
Etymology: From Cupid.
- A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
“The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.”
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.