enthusiastic
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English
Alternative forms
- enthusiastick (obsolete)
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστικός (enthousiastikós), from ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós) or ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō) + -τικός (-tikós)
Pronunciation
- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
Audio (GenAm) (file) - Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
enthusiastic (comparative more enthusiastic, superlative most enthusiastic)
- With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
- an enthusiastic lover of art
- 1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H C Carey & I Lea, , →OCLC:
- a young man […] of a visionary and enthusiastic character
- Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.
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Translations
with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
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