youthful enthusiasm

collocation in English

meaningsofyouthfulandenthusiasm

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youthful
adjective
uk
/ˈjuːθ.fəl/us
/ˈjuːθ.fəl/
having the qualities that are typical of ...
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enthusiasm
noun
uk
/ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/us
/ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/
a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved ...
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(Definition ofyouthfulandenthusiasmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is an informal work ofyouthfulenthusiasmfor literature, and as such an impressive performance.
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I shall be brief and temper some of myyouthfulenthusiasmfor this subject.
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When we get beyond that age, the more robust and the wiser of us substitute for thatyouthfulenthusiasmmature and experienced enthusiasm.
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Hisyouthfulenthusiasmis getting the better of him.
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One pair comes with great experience and skill in handling men, and the other withyouthfulenthusiasm and compassion, but both handle their respective sites with great skill.
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It was a sincere wish, but one marked byyouthfulenthusiasm.
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The young officer wrote home constantly, and his letters show theyouthfulenthusiasmand subsequent weariness of combat that is characteristic of men at war.
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Soon, however, theiryouthfulenthusiasmand different experiences found expression in new stylistic venues which eventually changed the old idiom.
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Theiryouthfulenthusiasmallowed them to overcome the many hardships created by an insulated environment dedicated to personal growth and spiritual reflection.
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Martial had neither youthful passion noryouthfulenthusiasmto precociously make him a poet.
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Hisyouthfulenthusiasmprompted many new ideas, most notably the aluminum bottle.
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He was often noted, however, for theyouthfulenthusiasmhe had toward drawing.
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In the late eighteenth century, ayouthfulenthusiasmfor new ideals of religious equality began to take hold in the western world.
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She also rediscovered her passion for skiing, which reintroduced her to a life ofyouthfulenthusiasm.
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Michael starts the vacation full of hope andyouthfulenthusiasmbecause she has invited him to stay with her family.
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Throughout the story, the narrator, who, the reader gathers, is himself a writer, makes sarcastic or cynical comments about the young woman's ambition andyouthfulenthusiasm.
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Though at first, withyouthfulenthusiasm, she considers his advances flattering, he ultimately does not appeal to her because of his awkward manner and desire to own things.
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Notwithstanding poor health and colonial astonishment at his habit of wearing hair-powder, hisyouthfulenthusiasmfor routine duties and his fondness for informal horseback tours won him many friends.
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