avidity
Greediness; strong appetiteGreediness; strong appetite.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Greediness; strong appetite.
а́лчностьálčnostʹ, жа́дностьžádnostʹ
(uncountable, usually)Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
to eat with avidity
усе́рдиеusérdije, энерги́чностьenergíčnostʹ
(uncountable, usually)The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.
Avidität
- a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aFrom Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.
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Forms
plural: avidities| Singular | avidity |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.