eagerness
noun[U]
uk/ˈiː.ɡə.nəs/us/ˈiː.ɡɚ.nəs/B2
thestateofwantingto do or have something very much,especiallysomethinginterestingorenjoyable:
Intheireagernesstofindasolution, they haveoverlookedcertaindifficulties.
Thebookdescribesher eagernessfornewexperiences.
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eager
- In his eagerness tocatchup again, hecrashedat everybendfor theremainderof therace.
- Teaching heryoungstudentsis what makes herworkworthwhilebecause oftheirexcitement, eagerness andenthusiasm.
- When onetypeoftreatmentfails, they go after a new one with the same eagerness with which they took up theoldone.
- Thebanktriedtodemonstrateitseagerness toco-operatewith theinvestigation.
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avidity
- boosterism
- commotion
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- get-up-and-go
- hubbub
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- pzazz
- whirl
- zealousness