avid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ævɪd/, /ævəd/

Adjective

avid (comparative more avid, superlative most avid)

enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy
I'm an avid reader.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 3
  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.

Derived terms

Translations

enthusiastic; passionate

Czech: nadšený (cs) m, vášnivý (cs) m, zanícený m, zapálený (cs)
Dutch: gretig (nl)
French: avide (fr)
German: passioniert (de), begeistert (de), eifrig (de), leidenschaftlich (de), enthusiastisch (de)
Hebrew: נלהב‎‎
Italian: avido (it)

Latin: avidus (la)
Portuguese: ávido (pt)
Russian: зая́длый (ru) (zajádlyj), стра́стный (ru) (strástnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: gionach
Slovak: nadšený m
Spanish: ávido (es)

longing eagerly; eager; greedy

Bulgarian: алчен (bg) (alčen), лаком (bg) (lakom), ненаситен (bg) (nenasiten)
Czech: dychtivý, náruživý m
Esperanto: avida (eo)
German: sich verzehrend nach, sich sehnend, gierig (de)
Hebrew: משתוקק‎‎
Italian: avido (it)

Latin: avidus (la)
Portuguese: ávido (pt)
Russian: а́лчный (ru) (álčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: gionach
Spanish: ávido (es)

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Translations to be checked

Finnish: innokas (fi)

Norwegian: ivrig

Anagrams

AIVD, Adiv, Vida, diva

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