Avid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy: avid for adventure.
  • adj. Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid sports fan.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Eager; greedy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  • adj. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  • Equivalent
    enthusiastic    wishful    desirous   
    Form
    avidity    avidly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    eager    greedy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ardent    inexperienced    longtime    insatiable    lifelong    knowledgeable    intrepid    rapt    recreational    discern