Cupid Meaning
/ˈkjuːpɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
nameThe god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
Sentence Examples
Well, Cupid is a terrible sniper.
She has Cupid lips.
Cupid had shot his arrow right into my heart.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The Valentine's Day card featured a cartoon ____ aiming an arrow at two hearts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Well, ____ is a terrible sniper.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Valentine's Day card featured a cartoon ____ aiming an arrow at two hearts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Well, ____ is a terrible sniper.