Avid vs Twihard - What's the difference?

avid | twihard |

As an adjective avid

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

As a noun twihard is

(fandom slang) an avid fan of (stephenie meyer)'s book series or the related films.

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

twihard

English

Alternative forms

* Twi-hard * twihard * twi-hard

Noun

(en noun)

(fandom slang) An avid fan of (Stephenie Meyer)'s book series or the related films.

* 2009 , Ann Donahue, "'New Moon' Rising", Billboard , 3 October 2009, page 19:

Getting "Twihards " who love virtuous vampires to buy the soundtrack is easy — but getting Radiohead fans to plunk down cash for a little bit of the "New Moon" universe will be a coup.

* 2011 , Craig Romano, Backpacking Washington: Overnight and Multiday Routes , The Mountaineers Books (2011), ISBN 9781594851100, page 38:

Beginning at popular Rialto Beach, share this classic coastline with beachcombers, dog walkers (allowed on-leash to Ellen Creek), and scores of Twihards from across the country.

* 2014 , Samantha Tonge, From Paris, With Love , Carina (2014), ISBN 9781472096364, unnumbered page:

'Not me, I'm an out and out Twihard , loved the vampires in Twilight – still do, always will – so I know what it's like when people take the mickey. My brothers drew huge fangs and devil tails on all my posters of Robert Pattinson.'

Synonyms

* fanpire, Twifan, Twilighter, Twitard (derogatory)

Hyponyms

* Twimom