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Avid vs Bookworm - What's the difference?

avid | bookworm |

As an adjective avid

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

As a noun bookworm is

any of various insects that infest books.

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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    bookworm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various insects that infest books.
  • An avid book reader.
  • See also

    * (avid reader) bibliophile