avidness

noun

Definition of avidnessnext
1
as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions with the avidness of a child in a candy store, scores of holiday shoppers raced to grab the early-bird specials

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2
as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest he approaches every new challenge in life with the avidness of a man half his age

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  1. greed
  2. enthusiasm
  3. avidity
  4. thirst
  5. appetite
  6. excitement
Noun
  • Each had their lives cut short while fighting the good fight against unchecked corporate greed and environmental destruction.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Prosecutors, meanwhile, claimed the boys wanted their inheritance and murdered their parents for greed.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of greed
Noun
  • Biden left the race in late July, endorsing Harris — and she was greeted with a wave of enthusiasm and support as the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around her.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The fallout from the 2020 debacle — which led to charges against dozens of GOP party operatives — has sapped some of the enthusiasm for a repeat.
    Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Her avidity added some dimension to Gold’s vision of a world in which justice is meted out to those who speak most eloquently and power redounds to those who are already powerful.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
Definition of avidity
Noun
  • Or maybe your thirst for wine knowledge rivals your thirst for wine.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
  • For all my thirst for ghost stories as a kid, the ghost-hunting fad that came later never really captured my imagination in the same way.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • But advocates remain nervous given the GOP’s appetite for other anti-LGBTQ+ policies, such as bills blocking gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
    Kate Sosin, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
  • London’s top law firms hired partners at record speed this year, driven by American law firms’ appetite to compete for talent in the British capital.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of appetite
Noun
  • Bath & Body Works holiday gifts give your recipient permission to draw a hot bath with soothing body products, read a book by candlelight, and tend to personal grooming before the excitement begins.
    Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The women were seen jumping, hugging and screaming in excitement.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of excitement
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