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Avid vs Agog - What's the difference?

avid | agog |

As adjectives the difference between avid and agog

is that avid is enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy while agog is in eager desire, eager, astir.

As an adverb agog is

in a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.

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

    Anagrams

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    agog

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In eager desire, eager, astir.
  • (chiefly, of eyes) Wide open.
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    • Synonyms

    * all agog, all a-gog

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.