rabid

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈræbɪd/ UK /ˈræbɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having or proceeding from extreme fanaticism; also, affected by rabies

He is a rabid supporter of his local football team.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having or proceeding from... fanatical zealous extreme frenziedravingfervent violent

Opposites

moderate temperate calm apathetic

Word family

Forms rabidly

Derived forms rabidityrabidnessrabidly

Related forms rabiesrage rave

Simplified etymology

Rabid entered English in the mid-16th century and ultimately derives from Latin rabere, “to rave.” It shares this source with rage and rabies.

Etymology

From Latin rabidus ('raging, mad, furious'), from rabere ('to rave, be mad'), the same root that gives rabies.

rabidus Latin rabere Latin *rabh- Proto-Indo-European

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# rabid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈræbɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈræbɪd/

## Meanings
1. having or proceeding from extreme fanaticism; also, affected by rabies

## Examples
- He is a rabid supporter of his local football team.

## Synonyms
- fanatical
- zealous
- extreme
- frenzied
- raving
- fervent
- violent

## Antonyms
- moderate
- temperate
- calm
- apathetic

## Derived Forms
- rabidity
- rabidness
- rabidly

## Related Forms
- rabies
- rage
- rave

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rabidus
- Root: rabere
- Root: *rabh-

## Etymology
From Latin rabidus ('raging, mad, furious'), from rabere ('to rave, be mad'), the same root that gives rabies.

## AI Etymology
Rabid comes from Latin rabidus ('raging, mad, furious'), from rabere ('to rave, be mad'), the same root that gives rabies. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "having or proceeding from extreme fanaticism; also, affected by rabies", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin rabidus, Latin rabere, and Proto-Indo-European *rabh-. Derivative forms include rabidity, rabidness, rabidly; related words include rabies, rage, rave.

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- Describing Qualities

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