avidity

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) Greediness; strong appetite.
2. (uncountable, usually) Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
3. (uncountable, usually) The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.

Sinonieme

greed

greediness

covetousness

eagerness

cupidity

voracity

avarice

keenness

avidness

alacrity

voraciousness

craving

lust

ravenousness

yearning

zeal

activity

avaricе

ardency

ardor

ardour

demand

earnestness

energy

enthusiasm

fervor

fervour

hope

insatiability

rapacity

Vertalings

avidité

avidez

απληστία

avidità

Gier

begeerte

avidesa

Gierigkeit

avidez

Begierde

begerigheid

anhel

Habsucht

ànsia

ansia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈvɪdɪti/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: avidite

Verwante met Frans: avidité

In summary

From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.