Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm.
  • adjective Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Eager; greedy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  • adjective (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin avidus, from avēre, to desire.]

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From French avide, from Latin avidus ("eager, desirous; greedy"), from aveō ("wish, desire, long for, crave").

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Examples

  • Even George Washington was known as an avid fox hunter.

    More British Than Britain Joshua Robinson 2011

  • For example, Bloomberg reports, Deputy Minister Yaprak Baltacioglu is described as an avid cook and working with her will result in weight gain.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011

  • Deputy minister Yaprak Baltacioglu was described as an avid cook and working with her will result in weight gain.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011

  • For example, Bloomberg reports, Deputy Minister Yaprak Baltacioglu is described as an avid cook and working with her will result in weight gain.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011

  • For example, Bloomberg reports, Deputy Minister Yaprak Baltacioglu is described as an avid cook and working with her will result in weight gain.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011

  • Let's take a look at some of these "avid" -- that's always the word, "avid," unless it's "voracious" -- book readers: "I go into another world when I read," said Charlotte Fuller, 64, a retired nurse from Seminole, Fla., who said she read 70 books in the last year.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Ann Althouse 2007

  • i can get both for the same price as a good laptop (and end up with better specs on the desktop) and get the best of both worlds. do i really need to edit video in avid or compile serious code while on the road? no.

    Is The Desktop PC Dead? | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Market research done for booksellers has found that the number of so-called avid readers, those who buy more than 10 books a year, skews older and overwhelmingly female.

    Turning the Page 2010

  • I truly believe that many of the polling locations will have "vote-gaiting," like tail-gaiting but without the grilling going on -- or in terms avid concert goers will understand, there should be a "lot scene."

    Jennifer Bogut: HERE'S MY TAKE #5: How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls? Jennifer Bogut 2010

  • The late Senator Kennedy also vehemently opposed the Cape Wind project, in part because the Kennedys, known as avid sailors, own a family compound that looks onto the project sight.

    Ben Carmichael: Congratulations, America. You Passed Wind. Ben Carmichael 2010

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  • Diva in reverse.

    July 22, 2007