avid

/ævəd/adjective

Full of enthusiasm or eager interest in something.

Example sentence

“My grandfather is an avid gardener.”

Almost always directly before the noun: an avid reader, an avid golfer, an avid collector. "He is avid" alone sounds unfinished.

Related words

babyA very young child, from birth until around the time it learns to walk.avertTo turn something aside or away, or to keep something bad from happening.babysitterSomeone who looks after children for a short time while their parents or guardians are away.avariceAn extreme and selfish greed for money or possessions.bachelorA man who could marry but has not yet done so.authorizeTo officially give someone the right or power to do something.