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BNC: 39431 COCA: 37559

— avidity

ˈvɪdəti/ noun
[noncount]
[singular]
BNC: 39431 COCA: 37559

avidity

noun

avid·​i·​ty ə-ˈvi-də-tē How to pronounce avidity (audio)
a-
plural avidities
1
: the quality or state of being avid:
a
: keen eagerness
b
: consuming greed
2

Example Sentences

an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13 in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of avidity was in the 15th century
BNC: 39431 COCA: 37559

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