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avidus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avid adj Extremely enthusiastic and eager about something.
  • eager adj Keen and enthusiastic to do or have something.
  • earnest adj Serious and sincere in intention or feeling.
  • enthusiastic adjective Showing strong excitement, interest, or approval.
  • greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.

Senses

avidus is used for these senses in English:

  • avid Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
  • eager (comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
  • earnest Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
  • enthusiastic With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
  • greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

eager — full definition

  1. adj Keen and enthusiastic to do or have something.
  2. adj In computing, evaluating an expression immediately rather than deferring it until needed.

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