avidness

noun

1
as in greed
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

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2
as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest he approaches every new challenge in life with the avidness of a man half his age

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avidness
  1. greed
  2. enthusiasm
  3. avidity
  4. thirst
  5. appetite
  6. excitement
Noun
  • The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These prediction market partnerships have, for some, become emblematic of what fans see as unfettered greed on the part of teams, players, leagues and platforms believed to be degrading their experience of sports writ large.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of greed
Noun
  • Capricorn December 22 – January 19 The people around you may reveal where your enthusiasm belongs next.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Despite Democratic enthusiasm this year, Donnini cautioned that polling numbers do not automatically translate into election victories.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • Lightning designs, speed printing, a tighter supply chain, and better digital marketing allowed Fanatics to offer fan gear for purchase within minutes of a big win or championship, because that’s when avidity is at its highest.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • It is so greatly admired, and read with such avidity in the freeborn Colonies, that the third edition is now printed in Philadelphia.
    — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Definition of avidity
Noun
  • There was no nasty DM needed or a post calling out the fan's thirst.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But neither remedy has removed the need for fossil fuels and no price spike has changed the thirst for oil.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • Last year, Kort helped launch an Eat the Invaders event, bringing chefs together to channel people’s appetite for delicious food by cooking with invasive and overabundant species.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Switches made from wide-bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide could handle far higher voltages than silicon, and the EV industry’s appetite for these materials began driving the cost down just as a hungrier customer arrived.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of appetite
Noun
  • Lulingu, a Grauer’s gorilla who was reintroduced to Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, is raising a baby after a successful birth, bringing excitement for the conservationists working there.
    — Elodie Toto, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Michael Platt, a professor of marketing, psychology and neuroscience at the Wharton School, says the answer may lie in how the brain responds to risk, excitement and the promise of a big win.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of excitement
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