enthusiasm (noun)
11enthusiasm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ecstasy, frenzy, fanaticism; fire, spirit, force; ardor, zeal, fervor, vehemence, eagerness; optimism, assurance. See feeling, hope, excitability, vigor. Ant., disinterest. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
12enthusiasm — [17] Enthusiasm has had a chequered semantic history. Like giddiness, it meant originally ‘state of being inspired by a god’. It comes ultimately from Greek énthous or éntheos ‘possessed, inspired’, a compound formed from the prefix en ‘in’ and… …
13enthusiasm — [17] Enthusiasm has had a chequered semantic history. Like giddiness, it meant originally ‘state of being inspired by a god’. It comes ultimately from Greek énthous or éntheos ‘possessed, inspired’, a compound formed from the prefix en ‘in’ and… …
14enthusiasm*/ — [ɪnˈθjuːziˌæzəm] noun [U] the feeling of being very interested in something or excited by it His enthusiasm for music has stayed strong.[/ex] …
15enthusiasm — /ɛnˈθuziæzəm / (say en thoohzeeazuhm), / ˈθjuz / (say thyoohz ), /ən / (say uhn ) noun 1. absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest. 2. extravagant religious emotion. {Late Latin enthūsiasmus,… …
16balletomania — noun extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets • Hypernyms: ↑enthusiasm * * * ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: ballet (II) + o + mania : extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets * * * balletomāˈnia noun …
17zestfulness — noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment • Syn: ↑gusto, ↑relish, ↑zest • Derivationally related forms: ↑zestful, ↑zesty (for: ↑zest), ↑relish …
18get-up-and-go — noun enterprising or ambitious drive Europeans often laugh at American energy • Syn: ↑energy, ↑push • Derivationally related forms: ↑pushy (for: ↑push), ↑push ( …
19energy — noun 1 ability to be active/work hard ADJECTIVE ▪ boundless, endless, inexhaustible, limitless, unflagging, unlimited ▪ I admire her boundless energy. ▪ …
20fire — noun 1》 the state of burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and give out bright light, heat, and smoke. ↘a destructive burning. ↘one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in… …
