- enthusiasm
- nounADJECTIVE▪ burning, enormous, extraordinary, immense, passionate, tremendous▪ considerable, great▪ little▪ genuine, real▪ obvious▪ growing▪ boundless, unbounded, unbridled▪
The cruise director demonstrated boundless enthusiasm and energy.
▪ undiminished▪ excessive▪ spontaneous, sudden▪ new, new-found, renewed▪We went about our task with renewed enthusiasm.
▪ early, initial▪ general, widespread▪ popular, public▪ personal▪ infectious▪ boyish, youthful▪ innocent▪ natural▪ religious… OF ENTHUSIASM▪ burst, surge▪After an initial burst of enthusiasm for jogging, I gradually lost interest.
VERB + ENTHUSIASM▪ be full of, feel, have▪Her voice was full of enthusiasm.
▪ convey, express, show▪She managed to convey an enthusiasm she did not feel.
▪The team have shown enthusiasm and commitment.
▪ muster, summon up▪ feign▪He accepted the invitation with feigned enthusiasm.
▪ conceal, hide▪ share▪ maintain▪ lose▪ lack▪ arouse, engender, fire (sb with), generate▪The trip has fired his enthusiasm for all things French.
▪ curb, dampen, dent (esp. BrE), temper (esp. AmE)▪This weather would dampen anyone's enthusiasm for swimming.
ENTHUSIASM + VERB▪ bubble over, bubble up▪He tried to hide the boyish enthusiasm bubbling up inside him.
▪ grow▪ fade, wane, wear offPREPOSITION▪ with enthusiasm, without enthusiasm▪I look forward to the challenge ahead with great enthusiasm.
▪ enthusiasm about▪Few people expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders.
▪ enthusiasm among▪The idea aroused immense enthusiasm among party workers.
▪ enthusiasm for▪The initial enthusiasm for the project was wearing off.
PHRASES▪ sb can't contain their enthusiasm▪She grinned, unable to contain her enthusiasm.
▪ energy and enthusiasm▪Cruise brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to his roles.
▪ a lack of enthusiasm▪Both sides have shown a distinct lack of enthusiasm for discussion.
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Enthusiasm — ( gr. ἐνθουσιασμός enthousiasmos ) originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god. Johnson s Dictionary, the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, defines enthusiasm as a vain belief… … Wikipedia
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enthusiasm — index ardor, compulsion (obsession), emotion, industry (activity), interest (concern), life … Law dictionary
enthusiasm — c.1600, from M.Fr. enthousiasme (16c.) and directly from L.L. enthusiasmus, from Gk. enthousiasmos divine inspiration, from enthousiazein be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, from entheos divinely inspired, possessed by a… … Etymology dictionary
enthusiasm — fervor, ardor, *passion, zeal Antonyms: apathy Contrasted words: impassivity, phlegm, stolidity (see under IMPASSIVE): unconcern, detachment, aloofness, indifference (see corresponding adjectives at INDIFFERENT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
enthusiasm — [n] keen interest, excitement activity, ardency, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, élan, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fieriness, fire, flame, flare,… … New thesaurus
enthusiasm — ► NOUN 1) intense enjoyment, interest, or approval. 2) an object of such feelings. 3) archaic, derogatory religious fervour supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration. ORIGIN Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous possessed by a god … English terms dictionary
enthusiasm — [en tho͞o′zē az΄əm, enthyo͞o′zē az΄əm; intho͞o′zē az΄əm, inthyo͞o′zē azəm] n. [Gr enthousiasmos < enthousiazein, to be inspired, be possessed by a god, inspire < enthous, entheos, possessed by a god < en , in + theos, god: see THEO ] 1.… … English World dictionary
enthusiasm — en|thu|si|as|m W3 [ınˈθju:ziæzəm US ınˈθu: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: enthousiasmos, from entheos filled (by a god) with sudden strong abilities , from theos god ] 1.) [U] a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and … Dictionary of contemporary English
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