enthusiasm (noun)
51fad — noun /fæd / (say fad) 1. a temporary, usually irrational pursuit, by numbers of people, of some action that excites attention and has prestige. –adjective /fæd / (say fad) 2. designating an activity or pursuit that arouses such popular enthusiasm …
52Anglophilia — noun admiration for Britain and British customs (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑Anglophobia • Derivationally related forms: ↑Anglophilic • Hypernyms: ↑admiration, ↑esteem * * * …
53avidness — noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something • Syn: ↑eagerness, ↑avidity, ↑keenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑avid, ↑avid (for: ↑avidity), ↑ …
54bounds — noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑boundary, ↑bound • Derivationally related forms: ↑bound (for: ↑bound), ↑bound ( …
55wholeheartedness — noun 1. the quality of hearty sincerity • Syn: ↑heartiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wholehearted, ↑hearty (for: ↑heartiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
56khaki election — noun : an election held during or shortly after a war in the expectation that the party in power will benefit from war enthusiasm * * * khaki election noun An election called immediately after a war, or at a time of patriotic military fervour • • …
57battery — noun (plural teries) Etymology: Anglo French baterie, from batre to beat, from Latin battuere Date: 1531 1. a. the act of battering or beating b. an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person s …
58charisma — noun Etymology: Greek, favor, gift, from charizesthai to favor, from charis grace; akin to Greek chairein to rejoice more at yearn Date: 1930 1. a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (as …
59élan — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French eslan rush, from (s )eslancer to rush, from ex + lancer to hurl more at lance Date: 1864 vigorous spirit or enthusiasm …
60encomium — noun (plural miums; also encomia) Etymology: Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en in + kōmos revel, celebration Date: 1567 glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise; also an expression of this Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation… …
