avid

avid
—avidly, adv. —avidness, n.
/av"id/, adj.
1. enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen: an avid moviegoer.
2. keenly desirous; eager; greedy (often fol. by for or of): avid for pleasure; avid of power.
[1760-70; < L avidus, equiv. to av(ere) to crave + -idus -ID4]
Syn. AVID, EAGER, KEEN all share the sense of strongly desirous. AVID suggests a desire akin to greed, so strong as to be insatiable: driven by an avid need for fame and recognition. EAGER implies a desire that is strong and impatient but less than overpowering: eager to try his hand at new tasks. KEEN carries a sense of zest and active, alert desire: an amateur painter, ever keen to try new techniques.

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