avidity n. + Add to list avid·i·ty SynonymsEtymology Synonyms avidnesseagernesskeennessOriginLATaviditās→OFRavidite→MEavidite→ENavidity From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.