-id (Latin: a suffix; meaning, state, condition; having, being, pertaining to, tending to, inclinded to)
avid
1. Marked by an active and keen interest and enthusiasm: "My mother was an avid football fan."
2. Ardently, or excessively, desirous: "I was avid to travel as often as possible."
3. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy: "As far back as I can remember, my sister always had an avid desire for books."
florid
frigidness
1. Very cold in temperature: "The frigidness of the climate was not what we expected on our trip."
2. Without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: "There was a frigidness in the reaction to the suggested new law."
3. Stiff or formal: "The welcome that we received was polite but had some frigidness, too."
4. Unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity.
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