avidity

American  

[uh-vid-i-tee] / əˈvɪd ɪ ti /

noun

1. eagerness; greediness.

2. enthusiasm or dedication.

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Etymology

Origin of avidity

1400–50; late Middle English avidite < Middle French < Latin aviditās. See avid, -ity

Example Sentences

As the dance’s “Odd Man Out,” John Harnage, impressive all season, embodied his choreography’s feisty resistance with avidity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers further refined their TIL selection process by applying a secondary algorithmic filter to screen for only those tumor-reactive T-cells with "high avidity" -- that is, those that bind strongly to tumor antigens.

From Science Daily

“The Yanomami are paying the price with their health and their very lives for our society’s relentless avidity for gold,” said Navarro.

From Seattle Times

“One thing that I really admire about the NFL is they have done a really good job of creating brand credibility and fan avidity,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have the fan avidity. We have the breadth, we have the historical foundation, that we were in a position to really do something unique with three powerful brands in Fox, CBS and NBC.”

From Seattle Times