Avid Definition

ăvĭd
adjective
Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm.
An avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking.
American Heritage
Having an intense craving; greedy.
Avid for power.
Webster's New World
Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy.
An economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.
American Heritage
Eager and enthusiastic.
An avid reader.
Webster's New World
I'm an avid reader.
Wiktionary

Origin of Avid

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin avidus from avēre to desire

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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