avidity
noun
avid·i·ty
ə-ˈvi-də-tē 
a-
plural avidities
1
: the quality or state of being avid:
a
: keen eagerness
b
: consuming greed
Examples of avidity in a Sentence
an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13
in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people
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Trump’s enthusiasm for Russian President Vladimir Putin—and avidity for Russian money—dates back 20 years.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Her avidity added some dimension to Gold’s vision of a world in which justice is meted out to those who speak most eloquently and power redounds to those who are already powerful.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
The sheer avidity and gusto of Genevieve Simon’s all-out performance as Rosalind sets the tone for this winningly buoyant production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Her avidity added some dimension to Gold’s vision of a world in which justice is meted out to those who speak most eloquently and power redounds to those who are already powerful.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
The sheer avidity and gusto of Genevieve Simon’s all-out performance as Rosalind sets the tone for this winningly buoyant production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
See All Example Sentences for avidity
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“Avidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avidity. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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avidity
noun
avid·ity
ə-ˈvi-də-tē, a- also ā-
: a characteristic of antibodies (such as antitoxins) that tends to enhance their rate or stability in binding with an antigen
Antibody avidity is an average measure of the affinity of the antibodies for a particular antigen in a serum sample.—Dominic F. Kelly, The New England Journal of Medicine
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