avidness


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avidness

(ˈævɪdnəs)
n
a desire to advance; eagerness
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Noun1.avidness - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with somethingavidness - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
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"
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