enthusiastic
B1
adj
Freq #10618
Meanings
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1
adj
having or showing great excitement and interest
enthusiastic crowds filled the streets
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2
adj
With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
an enthusiastic lover of art
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3
adj
Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστικός (enthousiastikós), from either ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós) or ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō) + -τικός (-tikós).
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Synonyms
Opposites
apatheticcolddispassionatefrigidimpassiveindifferentlackadaisicallanguidlethargiclistlessunemotionedunenthusiastic
Word family
Derived forms
antienthusiasticenthusiasticalenthusiasticallyhyperenthusiasticnonenthusiasticoverenthusiasticpseudoenthusiasticsuperenthusiasticultraenthusiasticunenthusiastic