a. [ L. avidus, fr. av&unr_;re to long: cf. F. avide. See Avarice. ] Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. “Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Avid. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Eagerly; greedily. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See Avid. ] Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire;
His books were received and read with avidity. Milward. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to
n. pl. [ Skr. Drāvi&dsdot_;a, prob. meaning, Tamil. ] (Ethnol.) A race of Hindustan, believed to be the original people who occupied the land before the Hindu or Aryan invasion. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. a. [ From Skr. Drāvi&dsdot_;a, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India. ] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dravidian languages,
prop. n. one of the languages native to southern India; a Dravidian language.
prop. n. A natural family of birds including the loons.
a. [ L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a. ] Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful;
a. [ L. gravidatus, p. p. of gravidare to load, impregnate. See Gravid. ] Made pregnant; big. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Gravidity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. graviditas. ] The state of being gravidated; pregnancy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. impavidus. See In- not, and Pavid. ] Fearless. --
v. t. [ L. ingravidatus, p. p. of ingravidare to impregnate. See 1st In-, and Gravidated. ] To impregnate. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being pregnant or impregnated. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Hebrew, shield of David. ] A hexagram{ 1a }, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also
n. [ Hebrew, shield of David. ] A hexagram{ 1a }, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also
a. [ L. pavidus, from pavere to be afraid. ] Timid; fearful. [ R. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Timidity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the saxicavas. --
. A symbol consisting of two overlapped equilateral triangles forming a star with six points, used as a symbol of Judaism. It is also called