Cupid

[kyoo-pid]

noun

1. Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.

2. (lowercase),  a similar winged being, or a representation of one, especially as symbolic of love.

Cupid

/ ˈkjuːpɪd /

noun

1. Greek counterpart: Eros. the Roman god of love, represented as a winged boy with a bow and arrow

2. (not capital) any similar figure, esp as represented in Baroque art

Cupid

1. The Roman name of Eros, the god of love. In the story of Cupid and Psyche, he is described as a magnificently handsome young man. In many stories, he is called the son of Venus.

In art, Cupid is often depicted as a chubby, winged infant who shoots arrows at people to make them fall in love. He is also sometimes shown as blind or blindfolded.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cupid¹

< Latin Cupīdō Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equivalent to cup ( ere ) to long for, desire + -īdō noun suffix ( libido )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cupid¹

C14: from Latin Cupīdō, from cupīdō desire, from cupidus desirous; see _cupidity

Example Sentences

For Cupid, the most recent animal wounded, veterinarians found that the arrow punctured her right lung and nearly struck her left.

From Los Angeles Times

Her earliest hits — a dreamy arrangement of the old standard “Who’s Sorry Now?,” the cheerfully silly “Stupid Cupid” and the galloping “Lipstick on Your Collar” — fit neatly into the emerging genre’s lighter side.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a shot of a burlesque dancer dressed like Cupid, but overall you hear as much talk about siblings as you do sweethearts.

From Los Angeles Times

After a year of moseying around each other, divine intervention skewered us better than Cupid’s arrow, and we were brought together.

From Los Angeles Times

One was an amethyst gem depicting a Cupid - the Roman god of love - riding a dolphin, which Mr Birbiglia bought for £42 in May 2016.

From BBC