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n. - The quality of being enthused and avid about something.

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Usage examples (14)
  • Adjective : an omnivorous reader
  • This is a metaphorical omnivorousness: I'm not suggesting vegetarians will never make it into print who better to write A Universal History of Tofu?
  • Too often in inquiry into the facts of human relations, the specific problem is forgotten and facts are collected with an indiscriminate omnivorousness.
  • I hope it's not a complete bromide to say that if Whitman embodies an audacious sweep and cultural appetite and cultural omnivorousness, Emily Dickinson embodies other...
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