Avid

Quick meaning: Avid is an adjective meaning Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

I'm an avid reader.

an avid learner of history

an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies

A blanket disdain for indigenous foods doesn't explain the delay, because Spain was avid to adopt a different New World root.

Word Forms

• avider
• avidest

Synonyms for avid

Depending on context, synonyms include animated, ardent, bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eager, zealous, enthusiastic, desirous, greedy, great.

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