Avidity Definition

ə-vĭdĭ-tē
avidities
noun
Keen interest or enthusiasm.
An avidity for sightseeing.
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Strong desire or craving.
An insatiable avidity for power.
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Eagerness; intenseness of desire.

To eat with avidity.
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(biochemistry) The measure of the synergism of the strength individual interactions between proteins.

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Other Word Forms of Avidity

Noun

Singular:
avidity
Plural:
avidities

Origin of Avidity

  • From Old French avidite (French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness").

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