
adj.
- Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy: avid for adventure.
- Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid sports fan.
[Latin avidus, from avēre, to desire.]
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[Latin avidus, from avēre, to desire.]
avidly av'id·ly adv.|
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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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 |
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adjective
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Definition: enthusiastic
Antonyms: dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiastic
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Translations:
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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
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