COVET
What does "COVET" mean?
To long for or desire something, especially something belonging to another person.
Meanings
- To yearn to possess something, often that which is not rightfully yours. He had long coveted his neighbor's vintage motorcycle.
- To wish for eagerly; to want intensely. The award is one every young scientist covets.
Did you know?
- To covet shares a root with Cupid: both trace to Latin 'cupere', to desire - the god of love and the deadly sin spring from the same word.
Word origin
From Old French 'coveitier', from Vulgar Latin 'cupidietare', ultimately from Latin 'cupiditas' (desire) and 'cupere' (to desire) - the same root as 'Cupid'.
Remember it
COVET sounds like 'CO-VET' - but think of a secret you keep under wraps (covert) because you want what isn't yours.
A little poem
Over the fence the other garden glows.
I water mine and still my whole heart leans.
The wanting grows the wall it cannot cross.
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What it teaches
Wanting what is another's poisons the having of your own; the fence is taller from the side that envies.
Quick facts
What does COVET mean?
To long for or desire something, especially something belonging to another person.
Is COVET a valid word?
Yes — COVET is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is COVET?
COVET has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does COVET come from?
From Old French 'coveitier', from Vulgar Latin 'cupidietare', ultimately from Latin 'cupiditas' (desire) and 'cupere' (to desire) - the same root as 'Cupid'.
What can COVET teach us?
Wanting what is another's poisons the having of your own; the fence is taller from the side that envies.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.