different between excited vs avid

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?sa?t?d/

Adjective

excited (comparative more excited, superlative most excited)

1. Having great enthusiasm.

   He was very excited about his promotion.

   • 2011, Rebecca Black featuring Patrice Wilson, Friday

     Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday

     Today i-is Friday, Friday

     We-we-we so excited

     We so excited

     We gonna have a ball today.

2. (physics) Being in a state of higher energy.

   The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

3. Having an erection; erect.
4. Sexually aroused.

Synonyms

• enthusiastic

Derived terms

• excited state
• self-excited

Translations

Verb

excited

1. past participle of excite

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