avid

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈæv.ɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #27478

Meanings

1

adj
Very enthusiastic and keen about something.

She is an avid reader who finishes a novel every week.
2

adj
Strongly wanting or craving something.

The young explorer was avid for adventure.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · very enthusiastic and keen... enthusiastic eager keen zealous

Word family

Derived forms avidityavidlyavidness

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”).

*h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities

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# avid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈæv.ɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 27478

## Meanings
1. Very enthusiastic and keen about something.
2. Strongly wanting or craving something.

## Examples
- She is an avid reader who finishes a novel every week.
- The young explorer was avid for adventure.

## Derived Forms
- avidity
- avidly
- avidness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ew-

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Avid: The etymological chain runs Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- -> Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti -> Latin aveō -> Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- -> Latin -idus -> Latin avidus -> French avide -> English avid. From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”). A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-. In present-day use, it can mean very enthusiastic and keen about something, or strongly wanting or craving something. Derived formations include avidity, avidly, avidness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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