avid

/ˈævəd/A-vuhd

/ˈævəd/A-vuhd

Meaningeager

Common meaning: keen, eager

avidgreedy, eagerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 215 · scan

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin avidus; avārus ‘greedy, eager’.

Roots

avidus; avārus Latin “greedy, eager”

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