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.
American Heritage
Greediness; strong appetite.
Wiktionary
(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:
aviditiesOrigin of Avidity
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From Old French avidite (French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness").
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