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Etymology

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From ávido +‎ -ez.

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  • Rhymes: -eʃ
  • Hyphenation: a‧vi‧dez

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avidez f (uncountable)

  1. eagerness
    Synonym: ânsia
    • 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
      Não obstante, as casinhas do cortiço, à proporção que se atamancavam, enchiam-se logo, sem mesmo dar tempo a que as tintas secassem. Havia grande avidez em alugá-las; aquele era o melhor ponto do bairro para a gente do trabalho. Os empregados da pedreira preferiam todos morar lá, porque ficavam a dois passos da obrigação.
      Nonetheless, the slum's little houses, as soon as they got finished, they rapidly got filled, leaving no time for even the paint to dry. There was some eagerness in renting them; that was the best place in the neighborhood for the workperson. All the quarrymen preferred to live there, as it was two feet away from their workplace.

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Etymology

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From ávido +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abiˈdeθ/ [a.β̞iˈð̞eθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abiˈdes/ [a.β̞iˈð̞es]
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: a‧vi‧dez

Noun

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avidez f (plural avideces)

  1. greed, avarice
    Synonym: avaricia
  2. eagerness
    Synonyms: ardor, ansia

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