Antonyms for avid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : av-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæv ɪd |
Definition of avid
Origin :- 1769, from French avide (15c.), from Latin avidus "longing eagerly, desirous, greedy," from avere "to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from avidity. Related: Avidly.
- adj enthusiastic
- He cast a glance about him, his eye, avid with curiosity, held rigidly in restraint.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The "brass hats," as Blake had foreseen, were avid for details.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- There was much traders' blood in Venice, and, trader-like, she was avid of possessions.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- She flung herself on him with the avid girlishness of a Bengal tiger.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- The reading public is avid of good books, but it does not hear about them.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- He saw the people who had not left Ensfield joined by avid visitors.
- Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
- It is as avid and relentless in devising ant-traps as elephant-snares.
- Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
- The paper was read with avid interest, criticized, commended.
- Extract from : « Prudence Says So » by Ethel Hueston
- There was something frightening, Nicole thought, in the avid light in her eyes.
- Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
- He can never put his avid hand on that word of words—it is pre-empted.
- Extract from : « Christian Science » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Synonyms for avid
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