adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

   "an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies"

2. 2
   greedy

Adjective

1. 1
   marked by active interest and enthusiasm wordnet
2. 2
   (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

devouringa hog foracquisitiveagogalacritousall agog

Example

More examples

"I'm an avid reader of biographies."

Etymology

From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

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