avidity
noun[U]
formaluk/əˈvɪd.ə.ti/us/əˈvɪd.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beingextremelyeagerorinterested:
HestudiedIndianhistorywith avidity.
ItseemsI'm anidealtargetfor advertisers, and I amperplexedby the avidity with which theycourtme.
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- Teams can't relysolelyonfanavidity.
- People herefollowweatherforecastswith avidity and everyoneknewthatstormswerepredicted.
- Hebeganreligioushistorystudieswith an avidity notseenin hissecularchildhood.
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- boosterism
- brio
- commotion
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- get-up-and-go
- hubbub
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- pzazz
- whirl
- zealousness