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av⋅id

  [av-id]
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–adjective
1. enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen: an avid moviegoer.
2. keenly desirous; eager; greedy (often fol. by for or of): avid for pleasure; avid of power.
Origin:
1760–70; < L avidus, equiv. to av(ēre) to crave + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
av⋅id⋅ly, adverb
av⋅id⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
Avid, eager, keen all share the sense of strongly desirous. Avid suggests a desire akin to greed, so strong as to be insatiable: driven by an avid need for fame and recognition. Eager implies a desire that is strong and impatient but less than overpowering: eager to try his hand at new tasks. Keen carries a sense of zest and active, alert desire: an amateur painter, ever keen to try new techniques.
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av·id   (āv'ĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy: avid for adventure.

  2. Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid sports fan.


[Latin avidus, from avēre, to desire.]
av'id·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

avid 
1769, from Fr. avide, from L. avidus "longing eagerly for," from avere "to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from avidity (1449), from M.Fr. avidité, from L. aviditatem, noun of quality from avidus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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