Eagerness

/ˈiɡɚnəs/

Synonyms for "eagerness" (213 found)

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Noun(9 words)

readiness zeal anticipating anticipation avidity avidnessbe readybegeisterung champing

a thing foracceptance accord acquiescence affinity affirmation affirmativeaffirmative voiceagreeability agreeableness agreement alacrity ambition amenability anger animation anxiety appetite approbation approval

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aptitude aptness ardor assent avidity aye bent bias blessingbreathless impatiencecast chafingcheerful consent

Adjective(1 words)

anticipatory thrill

Strong matches (64)

Noun(11 words)

chompingclass enthusiasmdrive enthusiasmenthusiasm for learningenthusiasms excitementexcitement buildsexploration enthusiasmforwardness hope

compliance conatus concupiscence conduciveness connivance consent cooperativeness cupidity curiosity dash delight desideration desire devotion diathesis disposition disquietude docility drive earnestness

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elan endorsement energy enterprise enthusiasm excitement fancy fantasyfavorable dispositionfavorablenessfeeling forfervor fire flame forwardness fretfulness fretting gamenessget-up-and-gogo goodwill gust gusto haste heat hope horme hunger hurry impatience impatientness

Adjective(2 words)

great enthusiasmgrowing excitement

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Adjective(3 words)

impetuous energysteady eagernesswild enthusiasm

impetuousness inclination instinctintellectual curiositykeenness lather leaning liability libido life liking liveliness longinglust for learningmind mustard need ok okay passion

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penchant permission pleasurepleasure principlepliability pliancy predilection predisposition prejudice probability proclivity promptitude promptness proneness propensity push quickness ratification readinessreceptive moodreceptiveness receptivity relish responsiveness restiveness restlessnessright moodsanctionsensitivity tosexual desiresoft spotspirit spiritedness stew submission susceptibility sweat tendencytense readinessthirstthirst for knowledgetractability tropism turn twist uneasiness ungrudgingness unloathness unpatientness unquietness unreluctance urge vehemence verve vigor vim vitality vivacity want wanting warp way weakness willwill and pleasurewilling earwilling heartwillingness wishwish fulfillmentwishing yearning zeal zealousness zest zing zip

Noun(6 words)

initiativekeen interestkeenness motivations proactivity rush

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9 entries

attitude behavior disposition emotion enthusiasm feeling motivation state willingness

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7 entries

anticipation ardor excitement fervor participation questioning volunteering

Collocations

6 entries

academic eagernessdisplay of eagernesseagerness in classeagerness to learneagerness to participatestudent eagerness

Inflections

1 entries

eagernesses

Derivations

2 entries

eager eagerly

Sample sentences

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I noted a trace of eagerness in her voice.

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He admitted his eagerness to escape from here.

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He was all eagerness to see her.

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The theory of games shows that what we name "moral principles" are no other than the strategy elements enabling the group to optimise its survival. Men like to dress their eagerness under the guise of charity.

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