cupid

n. the Roman god of love, usually shown as a small boy with wings who shoots arrows to make people fall in love.

n. the Roman deity of desire and erotic love, identified with the Greek god Eros and typically depicted as a winged boy carrying a bow.

“In the old story, Cupid shoots an arrow at the prince to make him fall in love with the princess.”

“The myth of Cupid and Psyche remains one of the most enduring allegories of the soul's journey toward divine love in classical literature.”

n. a statue or painting of a winged baby, often used to represent love.

n. a representation of the god Cupid in art, specifically a putto depicted with a bow and arrow.

“The ceiling of the ballroom was decorated with paintings of tiny cupids holding flowers.”

“The fountain was adorned with several marble cupids, each positioned to spray water toward the central basin.”

Formal

n. a small moon that travels around the planet Uranus.

n. an inner satellite of the planet Uranus, discovered in 2003 by the Hubble Space Telescope.

“Scientists discovered Cupid, a tiny moon of Uranus, using a very powerful telescope.”

“Cupid is the smallest of the inner Uranian satellites, and its orbit is so close to Belinda that the two may eventually collide.”

Technical