English > enthusiastic: 1 sense > adjective 1Meaning | Having or showing great excitement / excitement and interest. |
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Examples | - "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"
- "an enthusiastic response"
- "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
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Narrower | ardent, warm | Characterized by strong enthusiasm |
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avid, zealous | marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
crazy, wild, dotty, gaga | intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with |
evangelical, evangelistic | marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause |
glowing | Highly enthusiastic |
gung ho | Very enthusiastic and dedicated |
overenthusiastic | unduly enthusiastic |
See also | eager | Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy |
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passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
spirited | Displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness |
Opposite | unenthusiastic | not enthusiastic |
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Spanish | entusiasmado, entusiasta, entusiástico |
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Catalan | entusiasta, entusiàstic |
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Nouns | enthusiasm | a lively interest |
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enthusiasm | a feeling of excitement |
Adverbs | enthusiastically | with enthusiasm |
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