Thursday, February 28, 2008

Word of the Day

Avidity

1. intenseness of desire; eagerness:">

Example sentence:
"I am not sure if I ate with more avidity when I was marathon training or when I was pregnant."

"One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity."

2. great interest or enthusiasm

3. (as in chemistry) strength of antigen-antibody binding; degree of affinity

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