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Avidness vs. Avidity — What's the Difference?

Avidness vs. Avidity — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Avidness and Avidity

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Avidness

The characteristic of being avid.

Avidity

In biochemistry, avidity refers to the accumulated strength of multiple affinities of individual non-covalent binding interactions, such as between a protein receptor and its ligand, and is commonly referred to as functional affinity. As such, avidity is distinct from affinity, which describes the strength of a single interaction.

Avidness

A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Avidity

Keen interest or enthusiasm
An avidity for sightseeing.

Avidity

Strong desire or craving
An insatiable avidity for power.
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Avidity

See affinity.

Avidity

Greediness; strong appetite.

Avidity

Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
To eat with avidity

Avidity

(biochemistry) The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.

Avidity

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.
His books were received and read with avidity.

Avidity

A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

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