avidity

avid·ity

noun \ə-ˈvi-də-tē, a-\

plural avid·ities

Definition of AVIDITY

1

: the quality or state of being avid: a : keen eagerness b : consuming greed

2

: affinity 2b(2)

Examples of AVIDITY

1. <an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13>
2. <in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people>

First Known Use of AVIDITY

15th century

Related to AVIDITY

Synonyms: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, greed, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity

Antonyms: apathy, indifference

Related Words: commercialism, materialism, possessiveness; gluttonousness, gluttony, piggishness; appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, ravenousness, thirst, voracity, yearning, yen; egoism, egotism, self-centeredness, self-interest, selfishness, self-regard

Near Antonyms: contentment, fulfillment (or fulfilment), gratification, satisfaction; bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charity, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, magnanimity, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness; altruism, selflessness

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Rhymes with AVIDITY

acidity, aridity, cupidity, flaccidity, floridity, fluidity, frigidity, gelidity, gravidity, humidity, hybridity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, rigidity, sapidity, solidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torridity, turbidity, turgidity, validity, vapidity, viridity, viscidity