Avid
adjective
Showing great enthusiasm or eagerness for something.
He's an avid reader of science fiction novels.
Often appears as...
- avid reader
- avid fan
adjective
Showing great enthusiasm or eagerness for something.
He's an avid reader of science fiction novels.
Often appears as...
- avid reader
- avid fan
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Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
The word 'avid' has a positive tone, suggesting someone is passionate and positive about their interest.
She's an avid volunteer at the animal shelter.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Interest
'Avid' implies a strong, sometimes almost overwhelming interest in a hobby or subject.
He is an avid collector of vintage cars, often spending weekends at auctions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Avid' suggests a level of dedication beyond casual or occasional interest.
As an avid fan, she never misses a game of her favorite team.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
The word 'avid' has a positive tone, suggesting someone is passionate and positive about their interest.
She's an avid volunteer at the animal shelter.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Interest
'Avid' implies a strong, sometimes almost overwhelming interest in a hobby or subject.
He is an avid collector of vintage cars, often spending weekends at auctions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Avid' suggests a level of dedication beyond casual or occasional interest.
As an avid fan, she never misses a game of her favorite team.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
The word 'avid' has a positive tone, suggesting someone is passionate and positive about their interest.
She's an avid volunteer at the animal shelter.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Interest
'Avid' implies a strong, sometimes almost overwhelming interest in a hobby or subject.
He is an avid collector of vintage cars, often spending weekends at auctions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Avid' suggests a level of dedication beyond casual or occasional interest.
As an avid fan, she never misses a game of her favorite team.
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The surprising science...
is is relatively small and one of the problems with money is materialism what happens when people pursue money to avidly is they forget about the real basic pleasures of life so we have here this couple do you think the less fortunate or having better sex but I'm this kid over here saying leave me alone
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Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...
you see life satisfaction going up with each rung of income. You see mental distress going up with lower income. So clearly there is some effect. But the effect is relatively small. And one of the problems with money is materialism. What happens when people pursue money too avidly,
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Michael Moschen:...
And as a golfer and as a kid, one of the things that really sort of seeped into my pores, that I sort of lived my whole life, is process. And it's the process of learning things. One of the great things was that my father was an avid golfer, but he was lefty.
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John Hodgman: Design,...
Today I'm going to unpack for you three examples of iconic design, and it makes perfect sense that I should be the one to do it because I have a Bachelor's degree in Literature. But I'm also a famous minor television personality and an avid collector of
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Dominic Price: What's...
And she invested in the local school, community, friends and family. For Planet, she was also a one. She had a very low carbon footprint. She very rarely flew anywhere. She didn't own a car. She was avid at reduce, reuse, recycle. And in winter,
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Infinity according to...
he was an avid reader, recruiting friends to read to him after he went blind in middle age. He said his image of paradise was an infinite library, an idea he brought to life in “The library of Babel.” Built out of countless identical rooms,
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Let’s put compassion...
her family to graduate from college by her advancement via individual determination and it meant that she was counting on me to be her teacher through all four years of high school because our avid teachers loop with students
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Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
they're avid swimmers and avid swingers and all this swimming and swinging sure works up yeah what else a gigantic appetite no in life there's
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Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
they're avid swimmers and avid swingers and all this swimming and swinging sure works up yeah what else a gigantic appetite no in life there's
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Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
swimmers and avid swingers and all this swimming and swinging sure works up and what else a gigantic appetite know in life there's
Video examples
The surprising science...
is is relatively small and one of the problems with money is materialism what happens when people pursue money to avidly is they forget about the real basic pleasures of life so we have here this couple do you think the less fortunate or having better sex but I'm this kid over here saying leave me alone
Video examples
Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...
you see life satisfaction going up with each rung of income. You see mental distress going up with lower income. So clearly there is some effect. But the effect is relatively small. And one of the problems with money is materialism. What happens when people pursue money too avidly,
Video examples
Michael Moschen:...
And as a golfer and as a kid, one of the things that really sort of seeped into my pores, that I sort of lived my whole life, is process. And it's the process of learning things. One of the great things was that my father was an avid golfer, but he was lefty.
Video examples
John Hodgman: Design,...
Today I'm going to unpack for you three examples of iconic design, and it makes perfect sense that I should be the one to do it because I have a Bachelor's degree in Literature. But I'm also a famous minor television personality and an avid collector of
Video examples
Dominic Price: What's...
And she invested in the local school, community, friends and family. For Planet, she was also a one. She had a very low carbon footprint. She very rarely flew anywhere. She didn't own a car. She was avid at reduce, reuse, recycle. And in winter,
Video examples
Infinity according to...
he was an avid reader, recruiting friends to read to him after he went blind in middle age. He said his image of paradise was an infinite library, an idea he brought to life in “The library of Babel.” Built out of countless identical rooms,
Video examples
Let’s put compassion...
her family to graduate from college by her advancement via individual determination and it meant that she was counting on me to be her teacher through all four years of high school because our avid teachers loop with students
Video examples
Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
they're avid swimmers and avid swingers and all this swimming and swinging sure works up yeah what else a gigantic appetite no in life there's
Video examples
Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
they're avid swimmers and avid swingers and all this swimming and swinging sure works up yeah what else a gigantic appetite no in life there's
Video examples
Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
swimmers and avid swingers and all this swimming and swinging sure works up and what else a gigantic appetite know in life there's
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Jodie Foster
American Actress
I was one of those avid moviegoers as a kid, and we didn't have video, so we went to see everything five times. I went to see every foreign film playing in my town. As times went on, I watched a lot less films. I have a different film school now. My film school now is my life experience.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
I've always been a super-fan of television storytelling. It took me a while to figure that out in a career capacity, but certainly in a life capacity, I've been an avid viewer of television for decades.
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Julia Roberts
American Actress
Two of my three siblings are older, so I suppose I learned from them and became a very avid reader at a young age, which I think enough cannot be said for what you can discover through literature.
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Lauren Ashley Carter
American Actress
I'm a horror movie fan; I'm an avid fan and have been since I was five years old. My father and I watched horror movies, so this is a genre that is very close and very important to me.
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Nat Wolff
American Actor
I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say that jazz does not play a vital and important role in my life.
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Jeff Duncan
American Politician
As an avid hunter, outdoor enthusiast, and life member of the NRA, I understand the importance of protecting the right to keep and bear arms.
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Geoff Stults
American Actor
I wasn't a regular, avid 'Bones' fan, but I'd certainly seen it. I liked the banter; I liked the people and that world.
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Reid Scott
American Actor
I'm an avid reader. Novels, non-fiction, comics, it doesn't matter. Best way in the world to feed your head.
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Shannen Doherty
American Actress
I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous.
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Zareen Khan
Indian Actress
Very few people know that I am an avid and passionate traveller.
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Jodie Foster
American Actress
I was one of those avid moviegoers as a kid, and we didn't have video, so we went to see everything five times. I went to see every foreign film playing in my town. As times went on, I watched a lot less films. I have a different film school now. My film school now is my life experience.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
I've always been a super-fan of television storytelling. It took me a while to figure that out in a career capacity, but certainly in a life capacity, I've been an avid viewer of television for decades.
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Julia Roberts
American Actress
Two of my three siblings are older, so I suppose I learned from them and became a very avid reader at a young age, which I think enough cannot be said for what you can discover through literature.
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Lauren Ashley Carter
American Actress
I'm a horror movie fan; I'm an avid fan and have been since I was five years old. My father and I watched horror movies, so this is a genre that is very close and very important to me.
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Nat Wolff
American Actor
I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say that jazz does not play a vital and important role in my life.
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Jeff Duncan
American Politician
As an avid hunter, outdoor enthusiast, and life member of the NRA, I understand the importance of protecting the right to keep and bear arms.
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Geoff Stults
American Actor
I wasn't a regular, avid 'Bones' fan, but I'd certainly seen it. I liked the banter; I liked the people and that world.
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Reid Scott
American Actor
I'm an avid reader. Novels, non-fiction, comics, it doesn't matter. Best way in the world to feed your head.
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Shannen Doherty
American Actress
I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous.
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Zareen Khan
Indian Actress
Very few people know that I am an avid and passionate traveller.
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