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avidity

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun avidity has 1 sense
  1. eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
    --1 is a kind of enthusiasm
    --1 has particulars: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal

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Avidity

Definition: A strong and eager desire or enthusiasm for something.

Part of Speech: Noun


Senses:

  1. Sense 1: Intensity or eagerness in pursuing or pursuing something.

    Example sentence: She displayed an avidity for knowledge, spending every free moment reading books on various subjects.

  2. Sense 2: Strong and passionate interest or enthusiasm for a hobby or activity.

    Example sentence: His avidity for surfing led him to spend all his weekends at the beach, riding the waves.

  3. Sense 3: The strength or affinity of binding between molecules.

    Example sentence: The avidity of the antibody for the antigen determines its efficiency in neutralizing the virus.


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