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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•thu•si•asm /ɛnˈθuziˌæzəm/USA pronunciation n. - lively, absorbing interest; eager involvement:[uncountable]We are looking forward to your visit with enthusiasm. Her enthusiasm for the plan was infectious.
- [countable] something in which lively, absorbing interest is shown;
passion: Rock climbing is one of his latest enthusiasms.
en•thu•si•ast /ɛnˈθuziˌæst, -ɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•thu•si•asm (en tho̅o̅′zē az′əm),USA pronunciation n. - absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit;
lively interest:He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies. - an occupation, activity, or pursuit in which such interest is shown:Hunting is his latest enthusiasm.
- Religionany of various forms of extreme religious devotion, usually associated with intense emotionalism and a break with orthodoxy.
- Greek enthousiasmós, equivalent. to enthousí(a) possession by a god (énthous, variant of éntheos having a god within, equivalent. to en- en-2 + -thous, -theos god-possessing + -ia y3) + -asmos, variant, after vowel stems, of -ismos -ism
- Late Latin enthūsiasmus
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eagerness, warmth, fervor, zeal, ardor, passion, devotion.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indifference.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: enthusiasm /ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæzəm/ n - ardent and lively interest or eagerness
- an object of keen interest; passion
- archaic extravagant or unbalanced religious fervour
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin enthūsiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein to be possessed by a god, from entheos inspired, from en-² + theos god |