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a·vid·i·ty  (-vd-t)

n. pl. a·vid·i·ties

1. Ardent desire or craving; eagerness.

2. Keen interest or enthusiasm: followed the tournament with avidity.

3. Chemistry

a. The dissociation-dependent strength of an acid or base.

b. Degree of affinity.

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avidity [əˈvɪdɪtɪ]

n

1. the quality or state of being avid

2.

a.  eagerness

b.  greed; avarice

3. (Chemistry) Chem

a.  the strength of an acid or base in proportion to its degree of dissociation

b.  another term for affinity [6b]

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Immunol a measure of antigen-to-antibody binding, based on the rate of formation of the complex

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

avidity - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something avidness, eagerness, keenness enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement ardor, ardour, elan, zeal - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

Translations

avidity [əˈvɪdɪtɪ] N → avidez f

avidity

n no pl (liter)

(= desire, eagerness) → Begierde f → (for nach); (pej) → Gier f → (for nach); with avidity → begierig, gierig

(= keenness) → Begeisterung f; (of supporter) → Eifer m

avidity [əˈvɪdɪtɪ] n → avidità