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Webster 1913 Edition

Avid

Av′id

,

Adj.

[L.

avidus

, fr.

av[GREEK]re

to long: cf. F.

avide

. See

.]

Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.

“Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown.”

Southey.

Definition 2024

avid

avid

English

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: bramoso (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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