Avidity
Pronunciation : A*vid"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidit?. See Avid.]
Definition : Defn: Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913