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Dictionary: a·vid·i·ty   (ə-vĭd'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. Ardent desire or craving; eagerness.
  2. Keen interest or enthusiasm: followed the tournament with avidity.
  3. Chemistry.
    1. The dissociation-dependent strength of an acid or base.
    2. Degree of affinity.

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noun

  1. The quality or condition of being voracious: edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, rapacity, ravenousness, voracity. See desire.
  2. Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greed. Informal grabbiness. See desire, give/take/reciprocity.

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Definition: enthusiasm
Antonyms: apathy, indifference


In immunology, an imprecise measure of the strength of antibody–antigen binding based on the rate at which the complex is formed.

Translations: Avidity
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - begærlighed, iver, griskhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
gretigheid, hebzucht, kracht waarmee zuren naar neutralisatie streven, snelheid waarmee antiserum op toxine werkt

Français (French)
n. - avidité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Begeisterung, Begierde

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απληστία

Italiano (Italian)
avidità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avidez (f), ansiedade (f)

Русский (Russian)
алчность, жадность

Español (Spanish)
n. - avidez

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - iver, glupskhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
热望, 贪婪

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熱望, 貪婪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탐욕

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱心さ, 貪欲

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شره, طمع, جشع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮להיטות‬


 
 

 

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