avid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   marked by active interest and enthusiasm

   an avid sports fan

2. 2
   adj

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

   avid for adventure

3. 3
   adj

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

   an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies

4. 4
   adj

   greedy

Etymology

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