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avid.

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

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæv.ɪd//ˈæv.əd/
  1. Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

    an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies
    an avid learner of history
  2. greedy

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin avidusbor. French avide English avid From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

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