avid

avid meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

Examples of avid in a sentence

• A blanket disdain for indigenous foods doesn't explain the delay, because Spain was avid to adopt a different New World root.1999, Larry Zuckerman, The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World:
• We waited for something to happen, for anything to happen, we were avid for some event to unfold itself out of the burning nothing to save us.1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, page 3:

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Synonyms of avid

• animated
• ardent
• big [⇒ thesaurus] [on]
• bubbly
• eager
• earnest
• ebullient
• energetic
• enthusiastic
• excited

All synonyms of avid

Forms of avid

Origin of avid

From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

Words formed from avid

• avidly
• avidity
• avidness

Questions about avid

What does avid mean?

Avid means enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

What is avid in Tamil?

Avid in Tamil is உற்சாகமான, அர்ப்பணிப்பு உடைய, தீவிர ஆர்வம். See Avid meaning in Tamil.

How do you use avid in a sentence?

A blanket disdain for indigenous foods doesn't explain the delay, because Spain was avid to adopt a different New World root.

What part of speech is avid?

Avid is an adjective.

How do you pronounce avid?

Avid is pronounced /ˈæv.ɪd/.