avidity | Definition of avidity

Synonyms and Antonyms of avidity

1 an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions

an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13

Synonyms of avidity

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greed, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity

Words Related to avidity

commercialism, materialism, possessiveness

gluttonousness, gluttony, piggishness

appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, ravenousness, thirst, voracity, yearning, yen

egoism, egotism, self-centeredness, self-interest, selfishness, self-regard

Near Antonyms of avidity

contentment, fulfillment (or fulfilment), gratification, satisfaction

bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charity, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), liberality, magnanimity, openhandedness, openheartedness, unselfishness

altruism, selflessness

2 urgent desire or interest

in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people

Synonyms of avidity

appetite, ardor, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, lust, thirst

Words Related to avidity

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness

Near Antonyms of avidity

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness

Antonyms of avidity

apathy, indifference