Yes.
eager, anxious, excited, enthralled, enthusiastic, avid, impatient
Synonyms include: keen, committed, eager, passionate, vigorous, avid, fervent, zealous Antonym: apathetic
Synonyms include: keen, committed, eager, passionate, vigorous, avid, fervent, zealous Antonym: apathetic
No. The word cursory means brief, hasty, or perfunctory, as in a cursory inspection.The word avid means enthusiastic, zealous, or highly interested.The two words are not exactly antonyms either, although cursory can suggest indifference or disinterest, the opposite of an avid interest.
avid
insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious; enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, desirous, hungry, ravenous, piggish, esurient.
extremely keen and devoted, avid, fervent
enthusiastic, ardent, keen
Someone who "sticks his nose into a book" is an avid reader. "avid" means very keen; enthusiastic.
boisterous, enthusiastic, uncontrollable, bubbling
When someone is 'fervent', it means they are enthusiastic. Other words that could be used in place of 'fervent' include 'animated', 'earnest', 'excited', 'passionate', 'vehement', and 'zealous'.
Excited, willing, enthusiastic, anxious, restless