rabidity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. rabidness

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

   Synonyms

   madnessrabidness

   Broader terms

   exuberanceenthusiasmebullience

   Examples

   poetry is a sort of divine madness

2. The property of being very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; comparable to one with rabies.

   Broader terms

   stubbornnessbullheadednessobstinacyobstinancepigheadednessself-will

   Examples

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   Ten years since Joss Whedon's western-in-space cult classic Firefly went off the air, the rabidity of its fandom, better known as the Browncoats, hasn't waned at all.