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

In Maine, Platner continues to draw large, enthusiastic crowds and leads polling in the Democratic primary.

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Consumers haven’t been enthusiastic about the EV versions of pickup trucks, partially due to high prices and concerns over reliability, according to experts.

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Harnett found an enthusiastic clientele among merchants and industrialists who appreciated his male themes and appealing arrangements; they proudly hung his works in offices, stores and saloons.

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For Welty, an enthusiastic talker and a frequent letter writer, a good chat and the daily mail went hand in hand.

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Still others — and this may be your cousin — simply want to be near the action, hovering like an enthusiastic stagehand hoping for a cameo.

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Related Words

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