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Eagerness — Ea ger*ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. The eagerness of love. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.] Syn: Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eagerness — index ardor, desire, emotion, greed, industry (activity), interest (concern), life ( … Law dictionary
eagerness — [n] enthusiasm, anxiousness alacrity, ambition, anticipation, ardor, avidity, earnestness, excitement, fervor, greediness, gusto, heartiness, hunger, impatience, impetuosity, intentness, keenness, longing, promptness, quickness, solicitude,… … New thesaurus
eagerness — n. eagerness to + inf. (we appreciate his eagerness to help) * * * [ iːgənɪs] eagerness to + inf. (we appreciate his eagerness to help) … Combinatory dictionary
eagerness — noun The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling… … Wiktionary
eagerness — noun the eagerness of potential buyers Syn: keenness, enthusiasm, avidity, fervor, zeal, wholeheartedness, earnestness, commitment, dedication; impatience, desire, longing, yearning, hunger, appetite, ambition, yen … Thesaurus of popular words
eagerness — eager ► ADJECTIVE 1) strongly wanting to do or have. 2) keenly expectant or interested. DERIVATIVES eagerly adverb eagerness noun. ORIGIN originally also in the sense «pungent, sour»: from Old French aigre keen , from Latin acer sharp, pungent … English terms dictionary
eagerness — noun 1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑avidity, ↑avidness, ↑keenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑avid (for: ↑avidness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
eagerness to act quickly — index haste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
eagerness — noun see eager … New Collegiate Dictionary
eagerness — See eagerly. * * * … Universalium
