Dictionary

avid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈæv.əd/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæv.ɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin avidusbor. French avide English avid From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

Meanings

1. Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
   • We waited for something to happen, for anything to happen, we were avid for some event to unfold itself out of the burning nothing to save us. 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, page 3:
   • A blanket disdain for indigenous foods doesn't explain the delay, because Spain was avid to adopt a different New World root. 1999, Larry Zuckerman, The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World:
   • I'm an avid reader.
   • an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies
   • an avid learner of history
2. greedy

Forms

Deriveds

avidity · avidly · avidness

Synonyms

fervent · animated · fervid · fanatic · hearty · juiced · motivated · bubbly · energetic · mad · enthusiastic · thrilled · lit up · lively · worked up · vibrant · high-spirited · zestful · gassed · vehement · avid · keen · gung ho · stimulated · ardent · rip-roaring · vivacious · raring · fanatical · impassioned · wild · geeked · torrid · big [⇒ thesaurus] [on] · wrought-up · ebullient · zealous · earnest · excited · eager · passionate · feverish · souped-up · exhilarated

Translations (49)

es ávido (enthusiastic; passionate) · de sich verzehrend nach (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · de passioniert (enthusiastic; passionate) · gl ávido (enthusiastic; passionate) · de enthusiastisch (enthusiastic; passionate) · pl zapalony (enthusiastic; passionate) · fr avide (enthusiastic; passionate) · cs zapálený (enthusiastic; passionate) · de begeistert (enthusiastic; passionate) · es ávido (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · gd gionach (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · ca àvid (enthusiastic; passionate) · ar مُتَحَمِّس (enthusiastic; passionate) · it avido (enthusiastic; passionate) · nl gretig (enthusiastic; passionate) · de gierig (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · he נלהב (enthusiastic; passionate) · fi innokas (enthusiastic; passionate) · de sich sehnend (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · la avidus (enthusiastic; passionate) · ar نَهِم (enthusiastic; passionate) · de eifrig (enthusiastic; passionate) · es fiebrudo (enthusiastic; passionate) · cs zanícený (enthusiastic; passionate) · bg лаком (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · es fiebrú (enthusiastic; passionate) · cs dychtivý (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · ru стра́стный (enthusiastic; passionate) · cs nadšený (enthusiastic; passionate) · cs vášnivý (enthusiastic; passionate) · la avidus (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · sk nadšený (enthusiastic; passionate) · de leidenschaftlich (enthusiastic; passionate) · pt ávido (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · cs náruživý (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · pt ávido (enthusiastic; passionate) · bg алчен (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · uk завзятий (enthusiastic; passionate) · bg страстен (enthusiastic; passionate) · eo avida (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · gd gionach (enthusiastic; passionate) · uk палкий (enthusiastic; passionate) · es fiebrúa (enthusiastic; passionate) · he משתוקק (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · ru зая́длый (enthusiastic; passionate) · it avido (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · ru а́лчный (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · bg ненаситен (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) · fi kärkäs (longing eagerly; eager; greedy)