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Avid   /ˈævəd/  /ˈævɪd/   Listen
Avid

adjective
1.
(often followed by 'for') ardently or excessively desirous.  Synonyms: devouring, esurient, greedy.  "An avid ambition to succeed" , "Fierce devouring affection" , "The esurient eyes of an avid curiosity" , "Greedy for fame"
2.
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm.  Synonym: zealous.



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"Avid" Quotes from Famous Books



... age, have no rest with our teeth. Our mouths are too small. For many ages we have been suppressing the avid, negroid, sensual will. We have been converting ourselves into ideal creatures, all spiritually conscious, and active dynamically only on one plane, the upper, spiritual plane. Our mouth has contracted, our teeth have become soft and un-quickened. Where in us ...
— Fantasia of the Unconscious • D. H. Lawrence



Words linked to "Avid" :   enthusiastic, desirous, wishful, devouring



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