avidity C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /əˈvɪdɪti/ UK /əˈvɪdɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun keen eagerness or greedy enthusiasm He read the new pages with the avidity of a starving man at a feast. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · keen eagerness or greedy... eagernessgreedkeennessenthusiasmvoracityzealhungercupidity ↔ Opposites indifferenceapathyreluctancedisinterest Word family Related forms avidavidly Etymology AI details From Latin aviditas ('eagerness, greed'), from avidus ('eager, greedy'), from avere ('to crave, desire'). aviditas Latin avidus Latin avere Italian View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # avidity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈvɪdɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈvɪdɪti/ ## Meanings 1. keen eagerness or greedy enthusiasm ## Examples - He read the new pages with the avidity of a starving man at a feast. ## Synonyms - eagerness - greed - keenness - enthusiasm - voracity - zeal - hunger - cupidity ## Antonyms - indifference - apathy - reluctance - disinterest ## Related Forms - avid - avidly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aviditas - Root: avidus - Root: avere ## Etymology From Latin aviditas ('eagerness, greed'), from avidus ('eager, greedy'), from avere ('to crave, desire'). ## AI Etymology Avidity is a noun meaning "keen eagerness or greedy enthusiasm". Historically, it is from Latin aviditas ('eagerness, greed'), from avidus ('eager, greedy'), from avere ('to crave, desire'). The historical chain links Latin aviditas, Latin avidus, and Latin avere. Close English family members include avid, and avidly. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown