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    avid
    /ˈavɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something: "an avid reader of science fiction"

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  2. AVID is an adjective that means extremely eager or interested in something. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

    • Vietnamese Translation

      AVID translate: khao khát. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Traditional

      AVID translate: 渴望的;急切的;熱衷的;幹勁十足的. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      AVID translate: 渴望的;急切的;热衷的;劲头十足的. Learn more in the...

    • Portuguese Translation

      AVID translate: ávido, entusiasta, voraz, ávido. Learn more...

  3. Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the word avid, which can mean very eager, enthusiastic, or greedy. See examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster.

  4. showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. Synonyms: fanatic, zealous, dedicated, devoted, keen, ardent, enthusiastic. Antonyms: reluctant, apathetic, indifferent. extremely desirous; eager; greedy (often followed by for or sometimes of ): avid for pleasure; avid of power.

  5. Avid usually means very eager or enthusiastic. If you're an avid reader, it means you read as much as you can, whenever you can. But this adjective can also mean wanting something so much that you can be thought of as greedy. For example, a person can be avid for success or power.

  6. AVID is an adjective that means extremely eager or interested in something. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

  7. You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader. ...an avid collector of art and history.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective avid, which means very enthusiastic about something or wanting to get something very much. See examples, synonyms and word origin.