Avid usually means very eager or enthusiastic. If you're an avid reader, it means you read as much as you can, whenever you can.
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
Adjective S.
marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"
Adjective S.
(often followed by `for'') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
a.
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
Avid
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
Usage Examples
I've always been an avid reader. If I don't have a book in the car, I'll stop and pick one up just to have something to read. I don't even remember learning to read.
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.
Misspelled FormAvid, Avid, vid, Avid, Acvid, Afvid, Agvid, Abvid, A vid, Acid, Afid, Agid, Abid, A id, Avcid, Avfid, Avgid, Avbid, Av id, Avuid, Av8id, Av9id, Avoid, Avjid, Avkid, Avud, Av8d, Av9d, Avod, Avjd, Avkd, Aviud, Avi8d, Avi9d, Aviod, Avijd, Avikd, Avisd, Avied, Avifd, Avixd, Avicd, Avis, Avie, Avif, Avix, Avic, Avids, Avide, Avidf, Avidx, Avidc.
Other Usage ExamplesEverybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.
As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on a daily basis.