- avid adj
- ['ævɪd]
avid (for) — desideroso (-a) (di), avido (-a) (di)
an avid reader — un (-a) accanito (-a) or appassionato (-a) lettore (-trice)
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avid — AVÍD, Ă, avizi, de, adj. Stăpânit de dorinţe puternice, cuprins de interes, de pasiune (pentru lucruri folositoare). ♦ (peior.) Cuprins de poftă necumpătată, de lăcomie; lacom. – Din fr. avide, lat. avidus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007.… … Dicționar Român
avid — (adj.) 1769, from Fr. avide (15c.), from L. avidus longing eagerly, desirous, greedy, from avere to desire eagerly. Also in part a back formation from AVIDITY (Cf. avidity). Related: Avidly … Etymology dictionary
avid — [adj] enthusiastic ardent, athirst, avaricious, breathless, covetous, desirous, devoted, dying to*, eager, fanatical, fervent, gotta have*, grasping, greedy, hungry, impatient, insatiable, intense, keen, passionate, rapacious, ravenous, thirsty,… … New thesaurus
avid — adj. (formal) (usu. does not stand alone) avid for (avid for fame) * * * [ ævɪd] (formal) (usu. does not stand alone) avid for (avid for fame) … Combinatory dictionary
avid — [av′id] adj. [L avidus < avere, to desire] 1. having an intense craving; greedy [avid for power] 2. eager and enthusiastic [an avid reader] SYN. EAGER1 avidity [ə vid′ə tē] n. avidly adv … English World dictionary
avid — adj. Avid is used with these nouns: ↑believer, ↑collector, ↑fan, ↑fisherman, ↑gardener, ↑interest, ↑listener, ↑reader, ↑sailor, ↑sportsman, sportswoman, ↑supporter, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
avíd — adj. m., pl. avízi; f. sg. avídã, pl. avíde … Romanian orthography
avid — adj 1. desirous, greedy, cupidinous, avaricious, grasping, acquisitive, Sl. grabby, rapacious; selfish, hoarding, possessive; ravenous, ravening, voracious, devouring, gluttonous, gormandizing, cormorant, edacious; open mouthed, hoggish, piggish … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
avid — adj. (usu. foll. by of, for) eager, greedy. Derivatives: avidity n. avidly adv. Etymology: F avide or L avidus f. avere crave … Useful english dictionary
avid — [[t]æ̱vɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. He misses not having enough books because he s an avid reader. ...an avid collector of art and history. Derived words … English dictionary
avid — avidly, adv. avidness, n. /av id/, adj. 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. [1760 70; < L avidus, equiv. to av(ere) to crave + … Universalium
