enthusiasm
11enthusiasm — n. 1) to arouse, kindle, stir up enthusiasm 2) to demonstrate, display, show; radiate enthusiasm 3) to dampen smb. s enthusiasm 4) boundless, great, unbounded, unbridled, wild enthusiasm 5) enthusiasm for 6) the enthusiasm to + inf. (they had… …
12enthusiasm */*/ — UK [ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæzəm] / US [ɪnˈθuzɪˌæzəm] noun Word forms enthusiasm : singular enthusiasm plural enthusiasms Metaphor: Enthusiasm and excitement are like heat and a lack of enthusiasm and excitement is like cold or wet. I haven t got any burning… …
13enthusiasm — en|thu|si|asm [ ın θuzi,æzəm ] noun ** uncount the feeling of being very interested in something or excited by it: enthusiasm for: His enthusiasm for music has stayed strong throughout his 23 years in radio. dampen someone s enthusiasm (=reduce… …
14enthusiasm — [[t]ɪnθju͟ːziæzəm, AM θu͟ː [/t]] ♦♦♦ enthusiasms 1) N VAR: oft N for n/ ing Enthusiasm is great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity which you like and enjoy or which you think is important. The lack of enthusiasm for unification… …
15enthusiasm — noun 1 (U) a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it: Although she s a beginner, she played with great enthusiasm (+ for): He shares your enthusiasm for jazz. | lack of enthusiasm: the… …
16enthusiasm — 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.… …
17enthusiasm — [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… …
18enthusiasm — Great excitement for or interest in a subject or effort, or the source or cause of such great excitement or interest. An enthusiast is an enthusiastic person. Enthusiasm is an important ingredient in motivation to produce art, as well as to… …
19enthusiasm — [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… …
20enthusiasm — /en thooh zee az euhm/, n. 1. absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies. 2. an occupation, activity, or pursuit in which such interest is shown: Hunting …
