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Word entry · 7 letters

avidity

Best crossword clue

"Eager desire"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /əˈvɪdɪti/Part of speech nounSorted adiitvyStarts with AEnds with Y1 clues
1A2V3I4D5I6T7Y

Definitions

  1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Word origin

From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.

Used in a sentence

  • to eat with avidity
  • Come, walk up, and purchase with avidity, / Overcome your diffidence and natural timidity.

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