avidity

Noun
Synonyms: eagernessavidnesskeenness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with somethingSynonyms: eagernessavidnesskeenness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Avidity \A*vid"i*ty\, n. [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidit['e]. See Avid.] Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. [1913 Webster]

His books were received and read with avidity. --Milward. [1913 Webster]

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