Avidity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætmɪnts/

🇬🇧British English

/avˈɪdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/avˈɪdɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈætmɪnts/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

avidness eagerness keenness

Word Forms

eager	adjective	having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
avid	adjective	marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gier

ein positives Gefühl, etwas vorantreiben zu wollen

🇫🇷French

avidité

un sentiment positif de vouloir aller de l'avant avec quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

avidez

un sentimiento positivo de querer seguir adelante con algo

🇮🇹Italian

avidità

una sensazione positiva di voler andare avanti con qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

gretigheid

een positief gevoel dat je ergens mee verder wilt gaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

avidez

um sentimento positivo de querer avançar com algo

🇷🇺Russian

жадность

позитивное чувство желания продвинуться вперед в чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कट इच्छा

किसी चीज़ को आगे बढ़ाने की चाहत की एक सकारात्मक भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

আগ্রহ

কিছু নিয়ে এগিয়ে যেতে চাওয়ার ইতিবাচক অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரம்

எதையாவது முன்னோக்கி தள்ள விரும்பும் நேர்மறையான உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆత్రుత

ఏదో ఒకదానితో ముందుకు సాగాలని కోరుకునే సానుకూల భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सुकता

काहीतरी पुढे ढकलण्याची इच्छा असल्याची सकारात्मक भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સુકતા

કંઈક સાથે આગળ વધારવાની ઇચ્છાની સકારાત્મક લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲು ಬಯಸುವ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവേശം

എന്തെങ്കിലും മുന്നോട്ട് കൊണ്ടുപോകാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പോസിറ്റീവ് വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਸੁਕਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شوق

کسی چیز کے ساتھ آگے بڑھنے کی خواہش کا ایک مثبت احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贪欲

想要推进某件事的积极感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

貪欲さ

何かを進めていきたいという前向きな気持ち

🇰🇷Korean

욕망

뭔가를 추진하고 싶다는 긍정적인 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ham muốn

một cảm giác tích cực muốn thúc đẩy một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความโลภ

ความรู้สึกเชิงบวกที่ต้องการผลักดันบางสิ่งไปข้างหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegemaran besar

perasaan positif ingin terus maju dengan sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

keghairahan

perasaan positif ingin meneruskan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجشع

شعور إيجابي بالرغبة في المضي قدمًا في شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اشتیاق

یک احساس مثبت از تمایل به جلو بردن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

hırs

bir şeyi ilerletme isteğine dair olumlu bir duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

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