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Avid vs Fanatic - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between avid and fanatic

is that avid is enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy while fanatic is fanatical.

As a noun fanatic is

a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

avid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy
    • I'm an avid reader.
  • * 1996 , , Oyster , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 3
    • 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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    fanatic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fanatick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fanatical.
  • * T. Moore
    • But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
  • (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

    • See also

    * fan * crank

    Quotations

    * A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. — (attributed) * A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —