At that point, however, you can't really call it living since so much irreparable damage has been done to the body, including the brain. Bottom line: an average person could live for about eight weeks on water alone, give or take about a week for an over-or underweight person, respectively.
You might show enthusiasm if you find out that all the shoes are on sale for 70 percent off today. The word enthusiasm indicates intense excitement. The noun enthusiasm comes from the Greek word enthousiasmos, from enthous, meaning âpossessed by a god, inspired.â It was originally used in a derogatory sense to describe excessive religious zeal. Today both the religious and derogatory connotations are gone from enthusiasm, but the zeal has survived. Use it to describe great excitement or interest, like what you feel when youâre doing something that you really, really enjoy.
(Ävâ²Ä­d) adj. 1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking. 2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.