Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
amor - 2 dictionary results
Cu⋅pid
[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, esp. as symbolic of love. |
Origin:
< L Cupīdō Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equiv. to cup(ere) to long for, desire + -īdō n. suffix (cf. libido )
< L Cupīdō Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equiv. to cup(ere) to long for, desire + -īdō n. suffix (cf. libido )
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To amor
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
