Avidity
noun
Great enthusiasm or passion.
He has an avidity for learning new languages.
Often appears as...
- avidity for
- avidity towards
noun
Intensity or strength of need, desire, or greed.
The avidity of his appetite was shocking.
Often appears as...
- avidity of
- with. avidity
noun
The degree to which a substance reacts with or is attracted to another.
The avidity of this enzyme for its substrate is high.
Often appears as...
- high avidity
- low avidity
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Great enthusiasm or passion.
He has an avidity for learning new languages.
Often appears as...
- avidity for
- avidity towards
noun
Intensity or strength of need, desire, or greed.
The avidity of his appetite was shocking.
Often appears as...
- avidity of
- with. avidity
noun
The degree to which a substance reacts with or is attracted to another.
The avidity of this enzyme for its substrate is high.
Often appears as...
- high avidity
- low avidity
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Passion
Use 'avidity' to express strong, positive desires for hobbies or interests, not negative obsessions.
She pursued her studies with an avidity that inspired her classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Matters
'Avidity' suggests a higher level of intensity than just liking or enjoying something.
His avidity for mountain climbing was unmatched.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Avidity' can be negative if it refers to harmful obsessions or excessive eagerness.
Her avidity for fame led her to make unwise decisions.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Passion
Use 'avidity' to express strong, positive desires for hobbies or interests, not negative obsessions.
She pursued her studies with an avidity that inspired her classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Matters
'Avidity' suggests a higher level of intensity than just liking or enjoying something.
His avidity for mountain climbing was unmatched.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Avidity' can be negative if it refers to harmful obsessions or excessive eagerness.
Her avidity for fame led her to make unwise decisions.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Passion
Use 'avidity' to express strong, positive desires for hobbies or interests, not negative obsessions.
She pursued her studies with an avidity that inspired her classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Matters
'Avidity' suggests a higher level of intensity than just liking or enjoying something.
His avidity for mountain climbing was unmatched.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Avidity' can be negative if it refers to harmful obsessions or excessive eagerness.
Her avidity for fame led her to make unwise decisions.
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Quote examples
David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity.
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Ivan Turgenev
Russian Novelist
One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.
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Emil Theodor Kocher
Swiss Scientist
The thyroid cells take up iodine with particular avidity and are able to store it up in great quantities.
Quote examples
David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.
Quote examples
David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity.
Quote examples
Ivan Turgenev
Russian Novelist
One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.
Quote examples
Emil Theodor Kocher
Swiss Scientist
The thyroid cells take up iodine with particular avidity and are able to store it up in great quantities.
Example 1 of 4
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