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

As one husband and father who attended the event with his more enthusiastic wife and daughters put it, “every man had a crush on Lorelai.”

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He is a fluent Welsh speaker, and describes himself as an enthusiastic supporter of grassroots Welsh rugby and a keen follower of the national side.

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The investigation could not determine why Ms Booth had taken on such complicated cases, although it described her as "an enthusiastic surgeon with inadequate insight into her skills and experience."

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It was probably true that Hitler held the fate of German firms like Krupp, IG Farben and Siemens in his hands, but that did not make them any less enthusiastic in carrying out his intentions.

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"I wasn't the bearer of my fruit, but I made all those changes and took the gamble of taking an enthusiastic squad that was playing outstanding rugby."

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Related Words

• anxious 
• ardent 
• avid 
• concerned 
• eager 
• earnest 
• exuberant 
• fanatical 
• fervent 
• forceful 
• keen 
• passionate 
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• rabid 
• rhapsodic 
• vigorous 
• warm 
• willing 
• zealous