
[Latin avidus, from avēre, to desire.]
avidly av'id·ly adv.Since getting the equipment two years ago, I've become an avid collector of compact discs—CD Review, 1992
He was avid for news of how it was all going, and regretting that he couldn't be part of it—J. Spottiswoode, 1991.
| averse, avenge, revenge, avant-garde | |
| avoid, avert, evade, avouch, avow, vouch, await, wait |
adjective
Definition: enthusiastic
Antonyms: dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiastic
Ray is an avid golfer.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ivrig, begærlig, grisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
vurig, gretig, begerig
Français (French)
adj. - désireux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gierig, begierig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λάβρος, διακαής, ένθερμος, μανιώδης, ακόρεστος, αχόρταγος
Italiano (Italian)
avido, desideroso
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ávido, ansioso
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Русский (Russian)
алчный, жадный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - ávido, deseoso, ansioso, hambriento
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ivrig, glupsk
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
热望的, 贪婪的, 急切的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熱望的, 貪婪的, 急切的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 貪欲な, 熱心な, 熱狂的な
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طماع, شره
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - להוט, שואף