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avidity

[ uh-vid-i-tee ]
/ əˈvɪd ɪ ti /
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noun

eagerness; greediness.
enthusiasm or dedication.

RELATED WORDS

longing, avarice, cupidity, fervor, enthusiasm, greediness

Nearby words

  1. avicenna,
  2. avicularium,
  3. aviculture,
  4. avid,
  5. avidin,
  6. avidly,
  7. avidya,
  8. aviemore,
  9. avifauna,
  10. avigation

Origin of avidity

1400–50; late Middle English avidite < Middle French < Latin aviditās. See avid, -ity
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British Dictionary definitions for avidity

avidity

/ (əˈvɪdɪtɪ) /

noun

the quality or state of being avid
  1. eagerness
  2. greed; avarice
chem
  1. the strength of an acid or base in proportion to its degree of dissociation
  2. another term for affinity (def. 6b)
immunol a measure of antigen-to-antibody binding, based on the rate of formation of the complex
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Word Origin and History for avidity

avidity

n.

mid-15c., "eagerness, zeal," from Old French avidite "avidity, greed," from Latin aviditatem (nominative aviditas) "eagerness, avidity," noun of quality from avidus (see avid).

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