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avid

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæv.ɪd/
  • /ˈæv.əd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 V AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AE1 V IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies
  • an avid learner of history
  • I'm an avid reader.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullient, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, exhilarated, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, feverish, gassed, geeked, gung ho, hearty, high-spirited, impassioned, juiced, keen, lit up, lively, mad, motivated, passionate, raring, rip-roaring, souped-up, stimulated, thrilled, torrid, vehement, vibrant, vivacious, wild, worked up, wrought-up, zealous, zestful

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

greedy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an avid sports fan

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zealous

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • avid for adventure
  • an avid ambition to succeed
  • fierce devouring affection
  • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
  • greedy for fame

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: devouring(a), esurient, greedy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَهِم (nahim) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Arabic: مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Bulgarian: страстен (strasten) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Catalan: àvid — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Czech: nadšený — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Czech: vášnivý — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Czech: zanícený — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Czech: zapálený — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Dutch: gretig — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Finnish: innokas — enthusiastic; passionate
  • French: avide — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Galician: ávido — enthusiastic; passionate
  • German: passioniert — enthusiastic; passionate
  • German: begeistert — enthusiastic; passionate
  • German: eifrig — enthusiastic; passionate
  • German: leidenschaftlich — enthusiastic; passionate
  • German: enthusiastisch — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Hebrew: נלהב — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Italian: avido — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Latin: avidus — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Polish: zapalony — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Portuguese: ávido — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Russian: зая́длый (zajádlyj) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Russian: стра́стный (strástnyj) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Scottish Gaelic: gionach — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Slovak: nadšený — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Spanish: ávido — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Spanish: fiebrudo — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Spanish: fiebrú — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Spanish: fiebrúa — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Ukrainian: завзятий (zavzjatyj) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Ukrainian: палкий (palkyj) — enthusiastic; passionate
  • Bulgarian: алчен (alčen) — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Bulgarian: лаком (lakom) — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Bulgarian: ненаситен (nenasiten) — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Czech: dychtivý — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Czech: náruživý — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Esperanto: avida — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Finnish: kärkäs — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • German: sich verzehrend nach — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • German: sich sehnend — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • German: gierig — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Hebrew: משתוקק — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Italian: avido — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Latin: avidus — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Portuguese: ávido — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Russian: а́лчный (álčnyj) — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Scottish Gaelic: gionach — longing eagerly; eager; greedy
  • Spanish: ávido — longing eagerly; eager; greedy