AVIDITY

eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness

(noun) a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (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

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