avidity

4 antonyms for avidity — opposites grouped by meaning.

Noun — A strong, greedy appetite for something.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

A strong, greedy appetite for something.

keenness avidness eagerness

Opposites

disgust aversion

2. noun

Great eagerness or keenness for something.

Opposites

indifference apathy

Antonyms

disgust aversion indifference apathy

Etymology

From Middle English avidite, which came from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās, meaning “avidity, covetousness”; equivalent to avid plus -ity.

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