avid
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avid
- /ˈæv.ɪd/
- /ˈæv.əd/
Where it comes from
From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
adjective more avid · avider · most avid · avidest
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Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies
Similar: animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullient, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, exhilarated
- greedy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eager, zealous, enthusiastic, desirous, greedy, great, esurient, devouring, keen, fervent, ardent, excited, impassioned, passionate, strong, grasping
Translations
Every language
adj longing eagerly; eager; greedy
| Español | ávido |
|---|---|
| Português | ávido |
| Deutsch | sich verzehrend nach, sich sehnend, gierig |
| Italiano | avido |
| Русский | а́лчный álčnyj |
| עברית | משתוקק |
adj enthusiastic; passionate
| Español | ávido, fiebrudo, fiebrú, fiebrúa |
|---|---|
| Português | ávido |
| Français | avide |
| Deutsch | passioniert, begeistert, eifrig, leidenschaftlich, enthusiastisch |
| Italiano | avido |
| Русский | зая́длый zajádlyj, стра́стный strástnyj |
| العربية | نَهِم nahim, مُتَحَمِّس mutaḥammis |
| עברית | נלהב |
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