Synonyms and Antonyms of avidity
1
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
- an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13
acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greed, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity
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
contentment, fulfillment (or fulfilment), gratification, satisfaction
bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charity, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, magnanimity, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness
altruism, selflessness
2
urgent desire or interest
- in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people
appetite, ardor, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, lust, thirst
alacrity, quickness
ambition, gusto, zest
appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal
amenability, readiness, willingness
