AVIDITY

Source: 566, 567

avidity. Avidity, n. greediness, eagerness, intenseness

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A‐vid″i‐ty (�), n. [[L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See Avid.]] Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.