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AVIDITY

\avˈɪdɪti], \avˈɪdɪti], \a_v_ˈɪ_d_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of AVIDITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Eagerness: greediness.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Eager appetite; greediness; chemical affinity.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] An intense desire; strong appetite; eagerness.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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