avido

See also: ávido

Italian

Etymology

From Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.do/
• Rhymes: -avido
• Hyphenation: à‧vi‧do

Adjective

avido (feminine avida, masculine plural avidi, feminine plural avide, superlative avidissimo)

1. greedy
2. eager, avid

Derived terms

• avidamente

Further reading

• avido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• adivo

Latin

Adjective

avidō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of avidus

Portuguese

Adjective

avido (feminine avida, masculine plural avidos, feminine plural avidas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ávido
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A tia Izabel [Aunt Izabel]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎, 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 174:

     A solteirona é pretenciosa, presumida, avida de attrahir a attenção.

     The single woman is pretentious, presumptuous, eager to attract attention.