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. aviditƩ. 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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