different between avid vs favid

English

Etymology

From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from ave? (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æv?d/, /æv?d/

Adjective

avid (comparative more avid or (less commonly) avider, superlative most avid or (less commonly) avidest)

1. enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something

Derived terms

• avidly
• avidity
• avidness

Translations

Anagrams

• AIVD, Adiv, Vida, diva

Romanian

Etymology

From French avide, Latin avidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.vid]

Adjective

avid m or n (feminine singular avid?, masculine plural avizi, feminine and neuter plural avide)

1. avid, eager, desirous
2. greedy, grasping

Declension

Related terms

• aviditate

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

favid (plural favids)

1. (medicine) An allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus, which is a type of tinea capitis.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Favia

Adjective

favid (comparative more favid, superlative most favid)

1. Relating to genus Favia, subfamily Faviinae, family Faviidae, or closely related brain corals.

References

• http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/favid

Anagrams

• vifda