cupid
see also: Cupid
Noun
Cupid
Pronunciation
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see also: Cupid
Noun
cupid (plural cupids)
- A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Chilades, Cupido and Everes.
Cupid
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkjuːpɪd/
- (Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (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.
- (poetic) Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
- He was just walking down the street minding his own business when Cupid struck.
- (astronomy) 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.
- French: Cupidon
- German: Amor, Cupido
- Italian: Amore, Cupido
- Portuguese: Cupido, Amor
- Russian: Аму́р
- Spanish: Cupido
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