AVID Meaning of AVID in English [ 'avɪd ]■ adjective keenly interested or enthusiastic.Derivatives~ly adverb OriginC18 (earlier (ME) as ~ity ): from Fr. ~e or L. ~us , from avere 'crave'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004