Enthusiastic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or demonstrating enthusiasm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. With zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous.
  • n. An enthusiast; a zealot.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Filled with or characterized by enthusiasm, or the conceit of special intercourse with God, or of direct revelations or instructions from him.
  • Prone to enthusiasm; zealous or devoted; passionate in devotion to a belief or a principle, or the pursuit of an object: as, an enthusiastic reformer.
  • Elevated; ardent; inspired by or glowing with enthusiasm: as, the speaker addressed the audience in enthusiastic strains.
  • Synonyms Enthusiastic, Fanatical; eager, zealous, devoted, fervent, passionate, glowing; heated, inflamed, visionary. Enthusiastic is most frequently used with regard to a person whose sympathies or feelings are warmly engaged in favor of any cause or pursuit, and who is full of hope and ardent zeal; while fanatical is generally said of a person who has fantastic and extravagant views on religious or moral subjects, or some similarly absorbing topic. See superstition.
  • n. An enthusiast.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or showing great excitement and interest
  • Equivalent
    gaga    wild    zealous    warm    avid   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    zealous    enthusiast    zealot    ardent    excited   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    anaplastic    bombastic    desmoplastic    drastic    dynastic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ardent    sincere    eager    generous    loyal