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avid

adj
/ˈæv.ɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin avidusbor. French avide English avid From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

  1. derived from avidus — “eager, desirous; greedy”
  2. derived from *-iðos Latin -idus Latin avidusbor✻
  3. derived from *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der✻

Definitions

  1. Enthusiastic

    Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

    • an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies
    • an avid learner of history
    • I'm an avid reader.

  2. greedy

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for avid. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA