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Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

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  1. n. Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.
  2. n. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  3. Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.
  4. Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire;as, to eat with avidity.His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.
  5. n:100 n a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something