avidadjective
uk/ˈæv.ɪd/us/ˈæv.ɪd/extremely eager or interested:
an avid football fan
an avid supporter of the arts
He took an avid interest in the project.
formal She hadn't seen him for six months and was avid for news.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutter idiom
- amped
- animated
- be as high as a kite idiom
- fanatical
- fascinated
- fasten
- fasten on/upon sth
- float sb's boat idiom
- flushed
- flutter
- knot
- overzealous
- passionate
- pop-eyed
- potty
- psyched
- sniff
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avidity
noun [ U ] uk/əˈvɪd.ə.ti/us/əˈvɪd.ə.t̬i/formal
avidly
adverb uk/ˈæv.ɪd.li/us/ˈæv.ɪd.li/
She reads avidly.
We avidly awaited news of him.