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avid

[ av-id ]

adjective

  1. showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:

    an avid moviegoer.

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  2. extremely desirous; eager; greedy (often followed by for or sometimes of ):

    avid for pleasure; avid of power.

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avid

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. very keen; enthusiastic

    an avid reader

  2. postpositive; often foll by for or of eager (for); desirous (of); greedy (for)

    avid for revenge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·· adverb
  • ··Ա noun
  • ܲ·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of avid1

First recorded in 1760–70; from French avide, from Latin avidus, equivalent to (ŧ) “to crave” + -idus adjective suffix; -id 4
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of avid1

C18: from Latin avidus, from ŧ to long for
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Synonym Study

Avid, eager, keen all share the sense of strongly desirous. Avid suggests a desire akin to greed, so strong as to be insatiable: driven by an avid need for fame and recognition. Eager implies a desire that is strong and impatient but less than overpowering: eager to try his hand at new tasks. Keen carries a sense of zest and active, alert desire: an amateur painter, ever keen to try new techniques.
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Or, if you rather, opt for simply garlic salt, garlic powder or even a garlic puree to avid any sort of texture whatsoever.

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Philip was an avid reader and theatre lover who won a scholarship to Cardiff University to read Maths when he was only 16.

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Among what the ALA estimates to be more than 1.2 billion in-person visits annually to libraries around the country, homeschoolers are among the system's most avid patrons.

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A gifted computer programmer, avid skydiver and motorcycle racer, Landi had been a man on the lam for roughly a decade.

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The world's largest population, a thriving economy and a determined Communist Party led by an avid football fan, President Xi Jinping.

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