English-Thai Dictionary

avid

ADJ ซึ่ง ปรารถนา  ซึ่ง ต้องการ มาก  keen greedy sueng-prad-tha-na

 

avidity

N ความปรารถนา อย่างแรงกล้า  ความกระหาย อยากได้ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AVIDIOUSLY

adv. [See Avidity. ] Eagerly; with greediness.

 

AVIDITY

n.[L. aviditas, from avidus, and this from aveo, to desire, to have appetite; Heb. to desire, or covet. ] 1. Greediness; strong appetite; applied to the senses:
2. Eagerness; intenseness of desire; applied to the mind.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AVID

Av "id, a. Etym: [L. avidus, fr. av to long: cf. F. avide. See Avarice. ]

 

Defn: Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. "Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown. " Southey.

 

AVIDIOUS

AVIDIOUS A *vid "i *ous, a.

 

Defn: Avid.

 

AVIDIOUSLY

AVIDIOUSLY A *vid "i *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Eagerly; greedily.

 

AVIDITY

A *vid "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See Avid. ]

 

Defn: Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

avid

av id |ˈavid ˈævəd | ▶adjective having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something: an avid reader of science fiction | she took an avid interest in the project. • (avid for ) having an eager desire for something: she was avid for information about the murder inquiry. DERIVATIVES av id ly adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French avide or Latin avidus, from avere ‘crave. ’

 

avidin

av i din |ˈavidin ˈævədən | ▶noun Biochemistry a protein found in raw egg white, which combines with biotin and hinders its absorption. ORIGIN 1940s: from avid + -in 1 .

 

avidity

a vid i ty |ˈəviditē ˈvɪdədi | ▶noun extreme eagerness or enthusiasm: he read detective stories with avidity. • Biochemistry the overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French avidité or Latin aviditas, from avidus ‘eager, greedy. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

avid

avid |ˈavɪd | ▶adjective having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something: an avid reader of science fiction. • (avid for ) having an eager desire for: she was avid for information about the murder inquiry. DERIVATIVES avidly adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French avide or Latin avidus, from avere ‘crave ’.

 

avidin

avidin |ˈavɪdɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a protein found in raw egg white, which combines with biotin and hinders its absorption. ORIGIN 1940s: from avid + -in 1 .

 

avidity

avid |ity |əˈvɪdɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 keen interest or enthusiasm. 2 Biochemistry the overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French avidité or Latin aviditas, from avidus ‘eager, greedy ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

avid

avid adjective an avid reader of science fiction: keen, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, zealous, hard-core; devoted, dedicated, wholehearted, earnest. ANTONYMS apathetic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

avid

avid adjective an avid reader of science fiction: keen, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, devoted, dedicated, fervent, fervid, zealous, fanatical, voracious, insatiable; wholehearted, earnest; Brit. informal as keen as mustard. ANTONYMS apathetic, half-hearted. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD avid, eager, keen, enthusiastic See eager . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

avidity

avidity noun enthusiasm, keenness, eagerness, avidness, ardour, fervour, passion, zeal, zealousness, fanaticism, voracity, voraciousness; appetite, hunger, thirst; rare fervency, ardency, passionateness. ANTONYMS indifference, apathy.

 

French Dictionary

avide

avide adj. adjectif Qui désire ardemment. : Il est avide de gloire. SYNONYME assoiffé . Note Technique Cet adjectif n ’a pas de connotation péjorative. Une étudiante avide d ’apprendre.

 

avidement

avidement adv. adverbe Avec avidité. : Ils sont affamés et mangent avidement.

 

avidité

avidité n. f. nom féminin 1 Désir très grand de quelque chose. 2 Désir exagéré. : Certaines personnes recherchent le pouvoir avec avidité.

 

Spanish Dictionary

avidez

avidez nombre femenino Deseo fuerte e intenso de tener, hacer o conseguir algo :la avidez de ver cosas nuevas; la avidez infantil de querer tenerlo todo; con la avidez del coleccionista, se abría paso a empujones entre la gente que, como él, curioseaba .

 

ávido, -da

ávido, -da adjetivo 1 Que siente un deseo fuerte e intenso de tener, hacer o conseguir algo :ávidos adolescentes esperaban a sus músicos favoritos; los últimos años han conocido una eclosión de clientes ávidos de invertir en obras de arte .2 Que implica o denota avidez :ojos ávidos de ternura; un deseo ávido .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

avid

av id /ǽvɪd /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗熱心な, 熱烈な 〈読者 視聴者 ファンなど 〉▸ an avid reader 熱心な読書家 2 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…を » 渇望して, 熱心に求めて «for , of » ▸ be avid in seeking pleasure 楽しいことがやりたくて仕方がない ～ly 副詞