# avidity

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈvɪdɪti/

## Definitions
1. Greediness; strong appetite.
2. Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
3. The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/avidity