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avid | abid |

As an adjective avid

is enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy.

As a verb abid is

past tense of abide.

As a noun abid is

slave.

avid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy
    • I'm an avid reader.
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    • We waited for something to happen, for anything to happen, we were avid for some event to unfold itself out of the burning nothing to save us.

    Derived terms

    * avidly * avidity

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    abid

    English

    Etymology 1

    See (abide)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (abide)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • slave
  • servant
  • worshipper

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