AVIDITY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word avidity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AVIDITY
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eagerness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something • prompt willingness | ||||||||
avidness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something | ||||||||
enthusiasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of excitement • overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval • a lively interest | ||||||||
keenness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a quick and penetrating intelligence • a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something • thinness of edge or fineness of point | ||||||||
appetite | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of craving something | ||||||||
ardor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) • intense feeling of love • feelings of great warmth and intensity | ||||||||
craving | nounn | |||||||
noun • an intense desire for some particular thing | ||||||||
desire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||||
hunger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||||
intensity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) • high level or degree; the property of being intense • the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) • chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | ||||||||
longing | nounn | |||||||
noun • prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||||||||
passion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong feeling or emotion • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion • the trait of being intensely emotional • something that is desired intensely • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a feeling of strong sexual desire • any object of warm affection or devotion | ||||||||
thirst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need to drink • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to drink • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | ||||||||
zeal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) • excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end • prompt willingness | ||||||||
alacrity | nounn | |||||||
noun • liveliness and eagerness | ||||||||
liveliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • general activity and motion • animation and energy in action or expression |