It must be supposed that reading was one of his morbid habits, as he fell upon anything that came into his hands with equal avidity.
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Avidity
/əˈvɪdɪti/
Synonyms for "avidity" (73 found)
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Noun(5 words)
breathless impatiencecheerful readinesscovetousnesscupidityeagernesselanforwardnessfrenzy of desirefury of desiregluttonygraspinggraspingnessgreedgreedinessgustgustohoggishness
Related words (36)
impatienceincontinenceinordinate desireinsatiabilityinsatiable desireintemperatenessitching palmkeen desirekeennesslifelivelinesslustovergreedinesspassionpiggishnesspromptnessquicknessrapaciousnessrapacityravenousness
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7 entriesattitudebinding strengthemotional stateenthusiasmimmune propertymolecular interactionpsychological state
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesantibody avidityavidity assayavidity indexavidity maturationhigh aviditystrong avidity
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6 total sentences available.
The jury looked tired, with the exception of one especially alert little man who drank in even the most uninteresting details with avidity.
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to eat with avidity
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Still, there was an inquiry after me, the 'who was she?' that never can, that never must be answered; and it was pursued with only the more avidity, because my accomplishments proved that I had been expensively educated, and nature had stamped me with her own kindly distinctions.
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