enthusiastic

[en-thoo-zee-as-tik]

adjective

1. full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent.

   He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.

   Synonyms: impassioned, fervid, vehement, passionate, zealous, fervent, eager

Other Word Forms

• enthusiastically adverb
• antienthusiastic adjective
• hyperenthusiastic adjective
• nonenthusiastic adjective
• overenthusiastic adjective
• pseudoenthusiastic adjective
• quasi-enthusiastic adjective
• unenthusiastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enthusiastic¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Greek enthousiastikós; enthusiast ( def. ), -ic ( def. )

Example Sentences

He said Sanders was passionate about fitness, liked to travel and was an “enthusiastic Dallas Cowboys fan.”

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Several months after that, she performed to an enthusiastic crowd at Lollapalooza just before “Love Me Not” peaked at No. 5 in mid-August.

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I hadn’t expected her to be enthusiastic, but I also hadn’t thought she’d seem so disinterested.

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Analysts haven’t been as enthusiastic about the change at the top at Target.

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Prof. Archer notes that he and his team have been working in Murgon since 1983, often literally digging in the backyard of enthusiastic residents.

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Related Words

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• rabid 
• rhapsodic 
• vigorous 
• warm 
• willing 
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