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avidness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of avidness

1 an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions

  • with the avidness of a child in a candy store, scores of holiday shoppers raced to grab the early-bird specials
Synonyms of avidness

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greed, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity
Words Related to avidness

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 of avidness

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

  • he approaches every new challenge in life with the avidness of a man half his age
Synonyms of avidness

appetite, ardor, avidity, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, lust, thirst
Words Related to avidness

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness
Near Antonyms of avidness

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness
Antonyms of avidness

apathy, indifference

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