Word of the Day: Avid
av-id / ˈavəd
adjective
1. very enthusiastic
Avid readers are enchanted by meaning, which is available chiefly in books.
Mason Cooley, 1927-2002
2. exceptionally eager or desirous
I am young and avid for glory.
Antoine Lavoisier, 1743-1794
Etymology
This word was first used in 1769, with the meaning of the second definition. It comes from the French word , avide, which comes from the Latin avidus, meaning ‘longing eagerly, desirous, greedy.’
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