Cupid
Americannoun
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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.
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(lowercase) a similar winged being, or a representation of one, especially as symbolic of love.
noun
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Greek counterpart: Eros. the Roman god of love, represented as a winged boy with a bow and arrow
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(not capital) any similar figure, esp as represented in Baroque art
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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.
Etymology
Origin of Cupid
< Latin Cupīdō Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equivalent to cup ( ere ) to long for, desire + -īdō noun suffix ( cf. libido)
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One of his first successes was writing "Stupid Cupid" for one of the era's most popular US female vocalists, Connie Francis.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
Yet Kip feels trapped by Scott’s insistence that they keep their romance a secret — a tale as old as the myth of Cupid and Psyche.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
The crowd danced the Electric Slide and the Cupid Shuffle, and Swag Surfed as the DJ, Tammi Norman, rotated through a playlist of hip-hop, R&B, pop, and Afrobeats.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2024
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 ● May 27, 2024
Once, we did take on Tía Flor, who indicated her large house, the well-kept grounds, the stone Cupid who had been re-routed so it was his mouth that spouted water.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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