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Avidity

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

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Ardor 76% connected

Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.

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Elan 76% connected

Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

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Zeal 76% connected

Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.

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Enthusiasm 76% connected

Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to som…

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Avid 74% connected

Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.

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Avid 74% connected

Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.

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Eagerness 92% connected

The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

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Keenness 92% connected

The quality or state of being keen.

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