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Meanings of avidity in inglés

portugués
ânsia
catalán
afany
español
ansia

A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something.

ansia

Ardent desire or craving.

Synonyms
Examples for "yearning"
Examples for "yearning"
1
Life only in yearning; Death to crown realization; peace only in oblivion.
Nelka / Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biograph...
2
Headline of the year: is your dishwasher really yearning for the internet?
The Irish Times
3
Jamaicans are maturing politically with a yearning for progress, change, and hope.
Jamaica Observer
4
South Africans are yearning for a chance to start a new page.
The South African
5
Sensibility, as far as concerned the yearning for food, had been exhausted.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
1
I needed space, I missed nature and I was craving a challenge.
The Irish Times
2
For years we've been craving a book on growing vegetables in Ireland.
The Irish Times
3
In other words, conservative America is not exactly craving Republican economic orthodoxy.
The Guardian
4
The intense craving experienced by heroin users has a powerful physical basis.
The Irish Times
5
This is a great recipe to curb that craving in 20 minutes.
The South African
Usage of avidity in inglés
1
The great profits of the Venetians tempted the avidity of the Portuguese.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
2
It isn't for myself; there is no personal avidity in my desire.
The Aspern Papers
3
Ranged behind him were three armed men, looking on with nervous avidity.
Wizard and glass
4
He drank with avidity; tried to sit up, but fell back exhausted.
Flamsted quarries
5
I inspire it with avidity, with all the power of my lungs.
Facing the Flag
6
The first she seized with avidity, the last passed her ear unheeded.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
7
These they devour with avidity and pursue them with the greatest ardour.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
8
He was surprised at the avidity with which his invitation was accepted.
Bull Hunter
9
Most of them had greater avidity for intact than for disrupted parasites.
Pubmed
10
Daddy grew restless, and began to study the foreign news with avidity.
The History of David Grieve
11
He ate with avidity, and every one present felt the greatest satisfaction.
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
12
This seems so likely that they will seize upon it with avidity.
The Darrow Enigma
13
If this be done, he will generally take the nipple with avidity.
Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
14
Jelly they absorbed with much avidity and her words with meek resignation.
An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier
15
This meal was devoured by my worthy relative with avidity and voracity.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
16
We have generated an antibody with high specificity and avidity for Neu5Gc.
Pubmed
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Translations for avidity
portugués
ânsiaanseio
español
ansiaafán
Avidity through the time
Avidity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common