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Avid vs Devoted - What's the difference?

avid | devoted | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between avid and devoted

is that avid is enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy while devoted is vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

As a verb devoted is

past tense of devote.

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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    devoted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
  • Zealous; characterized by devotion.
  • (obsolete) cursed; doomed.

    • Derived terms

    * devotedly * devotedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (devote)