eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness
(noun) a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
avidity (usually uncountable, plural avidities)
Greediness; strong appetite.
Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
(biochemistry) The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.
• (intenseness of desire): eagerness, alacrity, enthusiasm, liveliness
Source: Wiktionary
A*vid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See Avid.]
Definition: Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
