English Dictionary
Definition of “enthusiastic”
enthusiastic (ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk
)
Definitions
adjective
- filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatical; keen
Alternative Forms
enˌthusiˈastically adverb
Synonyms
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keen,
earnest,
spirited,
committed,
excited,
devoted,
warm,
eager,
lively,
passionate,
vigorous,
ardent,
hearty,
exuberant,
avid,
fervent,
zealous,
ebullient,
vehement,
wholehearted,
full of beans,
fervid,
keen as mustard
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
Translations
- British English:
enthusiastic
If you are enthusiastic about something, you show how much you like or enjoy it by the way that you behave and talk.He is enthusiastic about photography.ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk ADJECTIVE He is enthusiastic about photography.
- Spanish:
entusiasta
adj
- French:
enthousiaste
adj
- German:
enthusiastisch
adj
- Chinese: 热情的 adj
- Arabic: مُتَحَمِّس adj
- Portuguese: entusiástico adj entusiástica
- Russian: восторженный adj восторженная
- Croatian: entuzijastičan adj etuzijastična
- Czech: nadšený adj
- Danish: entusiastisk adj
- Dutch: enthousiast adj
- Finnish: innokas adj
- Greek: ενθουσιώδης adj
- Italian: entusiasta adj
- Japanese: 熱心な no_posp
- Korean: 열심인 adj
- Norwegian: entusiastisk adj
- Polish: entuzjastyczny adj entuzjastyczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: entusiástico adj entusiástica
- European Spanish:
entusiasta
adj
- Swedish: entusiastisk adj entusiastiskt
- Thai: กระตือรือร้น adj
- Turkish: hevesli adj
- Vietnamese: nhiệt tình adj
Usage examples
Rossi joined in the enthusiastic applause which rippled around the tables.
Dobbs, Michael, Wall Games (1990)The concept has drawn interest from European Union officials and enthusiastic coverage in the business press.
New Scientist (2004)That's a surefire way to get somebody enthusiastic about taking up skiing.
Globe and Mail (2003)As an enthusiastic sheep exhibitor in his own right he has twice won the Scotch mule section.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Glass was a tirelessly enthusiastic advocate of his own work.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
